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Bisphenol A (BPA), a hormone-disrupting chemical sometimes found in the linings of soda, food, and baby formula cans, and in the makeup of some water and baby bottles. BPA has been linked to possible developmental problems in fetuses, infants, and children; heart disease, diabetes, and liver problems in adults; and in animal studies to increased breast and prostate cancer risk.

Learn more from the Rodale.com news archive:

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Common Chemical Linked to a Slew of Health Problems

What you can do: Replace BPA-containing water bottles and sippy cups with glass, metal or ceramic; cut back on canned food; favor nonplastic food and beverage containers.

BPA to Be Banned by Congress

What you can do: Shy away from plastic bottles; encourage your legislators to support the BPA ban.

How to Buy the Greenest Bottled Water

What you can do: When bottled water is all that’s available, pick a brand that’s been bottled close by. Recycle the bottle when you’re done.

This or That: What’s Better in Baby Bottles?

What you can do: When feeding your little one, remember that the container as well as the contents could affect the baby’s health.

Certain Plastics Could Cause Childhood Obesity

What you can do: Certain chemicals from household products are showing up in the urine of obese children, so keep these products away from kids.

A Chemical Threat Gains New Urgency

What you can do: Avoid recycled-paper food containers, canned goods, and polycarbonate bottles.

Questionable Chemical Could Seep Into Your Soda

What you can do: What you can do: Complain to Coke, contact your legislators, and when not drinking water, opt for beverages in glass or stainless steel containers.

How to Keep Your Kitchen Green, Clean, and Safe

What you can do: Create your own safe, effective cleaning solutions; eliminate toxins from your kitchen.

6 Surprising Heart Disease Warning Signs (and What to Do about Them)

What you can do: Talk with your doctor about all circulation problems, as well as other possible risk factors.

Chemical in Plastics May Be Especially Harmful to Women

What you can do: Reduce your exposure to BPA—stop drinking canned soda, avoid No. 7, water bottles, and choose fresh or frozen foods over canned versions.