Water Bottles: There is a difference!

Did you know drinking from some water bottles might be safer than others?

Some plastics that are used specifically with water bottles contain bisphenol A (BPA). There is inconclusive data on the danger of BPA exposure to your health, though research is ongoing.

“All plastics are marked with a number and BPA can be identified by the No. 7 on the bottom,” said Vincent Nathan, Ph.D., associate professor at the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health.

Head of the Program in Public Health and Water Research at the school, Dr. Nathan says recommendations aimed at preventing BPA exposure also include not leaving plastic bottles in heated cars and switching to hard plastic or metal water bottles.

Stay hydrated this summer by choosing water bottles without the No. 7 on the bottom until studies are concluded.