Microwave/Sous Vide Plastics

Medical Q&A [Moderated]
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A friend with a biology background (pursuing masters) is heavily pushing a narrative that heating plastic containers leaches plastics into the food which accumulate in our cells and theoretically cause endocrine disruption.

I know not to be overly concerned with T-levels after listening to the testosterone podcast, but I’m curious if there’s value in limiting the extent to which we expose ourselves to heated plastic. Obviously heating tupperware containers in the microwave is huge in the fitness industry and I know Jordan, being a man of nuance, uses a sous vide to cook his chicken which I am a fan of doing as well.

Is there any convincing reason to limit heating plastic, or is this narrative rooted in naturalist fallacies/confirmation bias?

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I have not seen any good data showing that eating foods consumed out of plastics alter endocrine function in a clinically significant way. Most of the sous vide plastic bags and many tupperware sets are BPA-free, not that I’m concerned about them.

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I put this in the “probably not good but cant hurt” basket, move to glass containers and forget about the lead.

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Glass can be useful in some applications, sure :slight_smile: I wouldn’t worry about the plastics though.

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I’ve heard this many different times, but it always makes me think - there are so many plastics used for microwavable foods (like melinex coverings and whatnot), surely if the health effects were that bad, it wouldn’t be used. I guess if you’re paranoid, you can use glass like Jordan mentioned.