RIO Fitness Chicago® Exercise & Nutrition Blog

RIO Fitness Chicago® Tip:

Can't lose those last ten pounds? It may be because you're eating too much PLASTIC. Chances are you’re among 93% of Americans with detectable levels of bisphenol-A (BPA), and that you’re also among the 75% with detectable levels of phthalates. Both are synthetic chemicals found in plastics that mimic estrogen. These plastic-based chemicals trick our bodies into storing fat and not building/retaining muscle. Decreasing your exposure will maximize your chances both of losing unwanted flab & of building lean muscle mass.

Here’s how to decrease exposure:

1) Never heat food in plastic containers or put plastic items in the dishwasher, which can damage them and increase BPA leaching.

2) Avoid buying fatty foods like meats that are packaged in plastic wrap because EDCs are stored in fatty tissue. The plastic wrap used at the supermarket is mostly PVC, whereas the plastic wrap you buy to wrap things at home is increasingly made from polyethylene.

3) Cut down on canned goods by choosing tuna in a pouch over canned tuna. Eden Organic, is one of the only companies that doesn’t have BPA in its cans.