---
title: 'How to Limit Your Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=6RZbGrq9BxE'
video_id: '6RZbGrq9BxE'
date: 2026-09-27
duration_sec: 85
channel: 'Andrew Huberman'
---

# How to Limit Your Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors

> Source: [How to Limit Your Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6RZbGrq9BxE)

## Summary

This video discusses the dangers of BPA and phthalates, two common chemicals found in plastics. It highlights the primary source of BPA exposure—canned goods—and explains the hormonal effects of these chemicals. The video also warns about the misleading 'BPA free' label, which often hides harmful lookalikes like BPS and BPF.

### Key Points

- **Primary BPA Source: Cans** [00:00] — Reducing fluid intake from plastic vessels is the number one way to reduce BPA exposure. The primary source of BPA is the lining of cans, affecting any canned drink, soup, or food.
- **BPA's Relatives and Effects** [00:29] — BPA has 'bad relatives' called BPS and BPF. BPA is estrogenic, while phthalates are anti-androgenic. Phthalates make plastic soft, BPA makes it hard.
- **The 'BPA Free' Trick** [01:13] — Manufacturers switched from BPA to BPS and BPF to label products 'BPA free,' but these lookalikes are just as harmful.

### Conclusion

Reducing fluid intake from plastic vessels and canned goods is the most effective way to lower BPA exposure, but beware of 'BPA free' labels that hide harmful lookalikes like BPS and BPF.

## Transcript

When it comes to reducing BPA exposure and some of these forever chemicals that you mentioned, it seems like reducing fluid intake from plastic vessels is going to be number one. The primary source of BPA is in the lining of cans.
So any drink or soup or anything that comes in a can. Any can, all cans. Any can, unless it's a high-end, you know, elite company that's made the change from
BPA to an alternative lining. And they'll say that. And by the way, BPA has some bad relatives such as BPS and BPF. And maybe you'd be interested in this story. So when it came out that BPA was
estrogenic, which is what it is. And by the way, it's kind of the evil twin of phthalates because phthalates are anti-androgenic and BPA is estrogenic and phthalates make plastic soft
and BPA makes plastic hard. You don't want either. Okay. So when this came out that this was a bad thing, the manufacturers started selling things that say BPA free. I'm sure you've seen that.
The trick is that instead of BPA, they use BPF. Sneaky rats. And BPF. And these are chemicals, these are lookalikes, they're analogs, and they're just as harmful.