Πόσο ασφαλή είναι τα Aθλητικά Παγούρια?

Έχετε αναρωτηθεί τι ρόλο παίζει η ποιότητα των αθλητικών μπουκαλιών μέσω των οποίων πραγματοποιείται η πρόσληψη των υγρών;

Σκεφτείτε πόσο σημαντικό ερώτημα είναι αυτό,όταν ένας aθλητής καταναλώνει 3-4 λίτρα υγρών την ημέρα,κατά συνέπεια καταναλώνοντας πάνω από ένα τόνο νερό το έτος!!! Η επιλογή για τα αθλητικά παγουράκια γίνεται βάσει της εμφάνισης και με μια πρώτη ματιά φαίνονται όλα ίδια.Δίνοντας όμως προσοχή στο κάτω μέρος τους, διαπιστώνουμε ότι φέρουν τριγωνικό σύμβολο που αφορά το υλικό προέλευσης και όχι την ανακύκλωση του προιόντος όπως πιστεύεται!

Ο λόγος για τη σύσταση του μπουκαλιού γίνεται επειδή κάποια υλικά απελευθερώνουν χημικές ουσίες στο υγρό που βρίσκεται μέσα τους, ενώ το πρόβλημα οξύνεται στο φούρνο μικροκυμάτων. Πιο συγκεκριμένα, η κουβέντα για τα μπουκάλια ξεκίνησε μιας και αρκετά περιέχουν το χημικό άλφα βισφενόλη Α ( bisphenol A ή ΒPA) που δυστυχώς συνδέεται με πολλές παρενέργειες για την υγεία μας. Συγκεκριμένα, η επιβλαβής δράση της βισφενόλης Α,που πραγματοποιείται ακόμα και σε θερμοκρασία δωματίου, αναφέρεται για την έκκριση πολλών ορμονών και το αναπαραγωγικό σύστημα, προκαλώντας σημαντικά προβλήματα για την υγεία. Ακόμα πιο ανησυχητικά για την υγεία, είναι τα αποτελέσματα μιας πρόσφατης μελέτης από την Ιατρικής Σχολής του πανεπιστημίου Exeter, η οποία δημοσιεύτηκε στο περιοδικό PloS ONE.Στην μελέτη αυτή ανέλυσαν 1500 δείγματα ούρων, επιβεβαιώνοντας ότι η ουσία βισφενόλη Α είναι ύποπτη για καρδιαγγειακά νοσήματα. Άλλη μια πρόσφατη μελέτη, πραγματοποιήθηκε σε 114 περιπτώσεις εγκύων, απέδειξε ότι όταν η ουσία αυτή βρίσκεται σε υψηλά επίπεδα στο αίμα αυξάνει κατά 80% τον κίνδυνο αποβολής.

Έτσι λοιπόν, θεωρείται λανθασμένη η άποψη ότι όλα τα πλαστικά είναι ίδια! Πολλοί ισχυρίζονται ότι η ποσότητα της βισφενόλης Α είναι τόσο μικρή που δε θα πρέπει να μας ανησυχεί, ενώ άλλοι επιστήμονες μιλούν για ορμονικά και νευρολογικά προβλήματα, ιδιαίτερα στα παιδιά. Σε πρόσφατη μελέτη από το Κέντρο Ελέγχου Ασθενειών και Πρόληψης των ΗΠΑ (CDC) βρέθηκε ότι βισφενόλη Α υπήρχε σε περισσότερους από το 95% των ενηλίκων, ενώ βρέθηκε ακόμα και σε δείγματα αίματος νεογέννητων παιδιών σε επίπεδα τέτοια, όπου σε πειραματόζωα φαίνεται να επηρεάζει την ανάπτυξη. Δεν είναι τυχαίο λοιπόν ότι η Ευρωπαϊκή ένωση αποφάσισε το 2011 να απαγορεύσει τουλάχιστον τη χρήση της βισφενόλης Α στα μπιμπερό ενώ για τους υπόλοιπους τομείς όρισε ανώτατα επιτρεπτά όρια. Ακόμα η Γαλλία φαίνεται ακόμα πιο ευαισθητοποιημένη για το θέμα και σκοπεύει μέσα στο 2015 να απαγορεύσει πλήρως τη χρήση της συγκεκριμένης χημικής ουσίας στις συσκευασίες τροφίμων.

Γεννιέται λοιπόν το εξής ερώτημα: Μήπως εκτός από την ποιότητα του νερού θα πρέπει να ελέγχουμε και την ποιότητα του παγουριού μας; Είναι ιδιαίτερα σημαντικό επομένως, να ενημερώνονται οι καταναλωτές σωστά προκειμένου να αποφεύγουν κάποια πλαστικά ιδιαίτερα επιβλαβή όπως: α)Τα μπουκάλια τύπου PET που φέρουν το τρίγωνο με τον αριθμό 1 δεν είναι βλαβερά για την υγεία μας, αν φυσικά τα χρησιμοποιούμε μόνο μια φορά. β)Κάποια από τα σκληρά μπουκάλια με τη σήμανση 7 μέσα σε τρίγωνο είναι αυτά που θα πρέπει να αποφεύγουμε.

Οι ασφαλείς οδηγίες χρήσης των πλαστικών μπουκαλιών είναι οι εξής:

• Χρησιμοποιείτε μια μόνο φορά τα μπουκάλια μιας χρήσης (τύπου ΡΕΤ).

• Αποφεύγετε την θέρμανση τα παραπάνω μπουκάλιών στο φούρνο μικροκυμάτων.

• Προσοχή στα μπουκάλια με τη σήμανση  ,  και   ,και και σε αυτά που αναγράφουν ΒPA

• Χρησιμοποιήστε μπουκάλια που φέρουν τη σήμανση  ή  .

 

Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες μπορείτε να επισκεφτείτε το ακόλουθο link του Aμερικάνικου Συμβουλίου Χημικών.

Δρ. Μπάρδης Κων/νος:  Βαλκανιονίκης Ποδηλασίας - Αθλητικός Διατροφολόγος, Διδάκτωρ (PhD) & Eργοφυσιολόγoς (MSc). Μεταδιδακτορικός Συνεργάτης στο Human Performance Laboratory University of Arkansas - USA. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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The Pediatrician Iliana Christakis completed her training in the specialty of pediatrics working in hospitals in Greece and London. She holds a Master of Science degree in Pediatrics from the 17th best university in the world, the University of Edinburgh. She is also a member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health). She represents Greece in the European Academy of Pediatrics and in the European research network EAPRASnet. She worked in childhood obesity program of the University Children's Hospital and in Agl. Kyriakou Hospital. Within the framework of her special interest for childhood obesity, she has presented scientific papers in medical congresses in Greece and abroad.

Alexandra Kerasioti initially studied pedagogy at the University of Patras. She then studied Psychology specializing in Clinical Psychology / Psychopathology Germany, Erlangen-Nuernberg University. She was trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Treatment of Sexual Disorders and Trafmatotherapeia, EMDR method. She holds a Master degree in Social Psychiatry - Child Psychiatry and she is a PhD candidate in the Department of Nursing at the University of Athens. She works as a psychologist in the Department of Rehabilitation mothers and the Department of Nutrition Disorders of the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica (Over 18). She works psychotherapeutic with adults and children.

Helen Diakaki graduated from the Department of Physical Education (AUTH) in 2003 and got a master's degree from Loughborough University (MSc in Sports Science) 2005. She is a PhD student in Sport Psychology TE .F.A.A University of Thessalia. Her research interests focus on issues of identity and transitions elite athletes using a qualitative methodology and the aspect of the cultural sports psychology.

Stella Argiriou is an educational psychologist, graduate of 2005 of Psychology Department of La Sapienza University of Rome. In 2006 she participated in the clinical and scientific activities of the Department of Child Psychiatrists Tzaneio hospital in diagnostic evaluation and diagnostic intervention, under the supervision of the Director of the department. She had collaborated with various medical specialties as part of the connecting operation of the department and she was involved in training students of Panteion psychology department with the role of the supervisor consultant.

She has specialized in dietary and development in general disorders, she deals on a regular basis with writing articles and participating in various, specific forms (Eleftherotypia Medical magazine, Nea newsapaper, Shape magazines, Vita, Diva, Onar Magazine Northern Greece) or taking part in various nationwide conferences, in the capacity of both the participant and the Rapporteur. She is one of the basic speakers specialized in nutrition and psychology nutri4life seminars (with Stelios Parliaros, Argiro Barbarigou and Tasos Papalazarou) and food hygiene seminars in Holmes Place gyms, in which she analyzes the ways of release of emotional eating and close relationship between psychology and nutrition.

She has also taken part in various TV programs which were about nutrition and psychology such as "Mila", "Kafes me tin Eleni", "Proinos Kafes", "Apodeixeis", "Kalomeleta kai erxetai", "Axizei na to deis" "Kalimera sas," "Istories Pragmaton" (digital NET program).
She had collaborated with dietary offices of nutrimed, in the application of cognitive-behavioral treatment of obesity in both model group, and individually.

Smaroula Pantelis is a medical psychologist (MSc. In Medical Psychology) and psychology doctorate (PhD in Psychology) of the University of Surrey, England, she graduated psychodramatist from the London Institute of Psychodrama (Diploma of Psychodrama and Group Psychotherapy) and graduated sociodramatist from sociodrama school of Manchester, England Sociodrama Action Methods (Diploma in Sociodrama).

She works in Greece as a psychologist and psychotherapist since 1984 helping people with psychosomatic problems, panic attacks, depression and eating disorders. She has worked at Piraeus University from 2002 to 2010, teaching in the Department of Administration and the graduate MBA program Tourism. Since 1986, she has been working with major public and private companies and organizations offering training courses to executives in psychology and human relations.

In 1991 she founded the Greek Institute of Communication and Human Relations, a nonprofit organization that organizes seminars, studies and conferences relating to human communication and relationships. The office is located at Kapsali 7B 'in Kolonaki - Athens.
She has worked in many TV and radio stations and has written articles in newspapers and magazines.
She is author of psychology books, educational children's stories and thematic calendars. Her books are published by Critique, Minos, Patakis and Taxideftis Editions. For example: "The War in the fridge", ed. Taxideftis, 2005. "I like me: a book about self-esteem", ed. Taxideftis, 2009. "I embrace my dreams", ed. Taxideftis 2010. "Secrets of group success: from theory to practice ", ed. Criticism, 2010." The way to a magical relationship ", ed. Minos, 2012.

Alexiou Eleftherios was born in Corfu in August 1982. He started getting involved with sports and in particular with tennis at the age of 5. At the age of 14 he leaves the province and comes to Athens to dedicate his life to the championship. He is champion in Greece at ages 14-18 and also represented Greece in European competitions participating as the first with the national team of juniors and he is listed among the top 100 athletes in the world under 18. In the category of men he is participating for years to the team Davis cup (National team) and in 2004, he achieves the number 521 in the world ranking of the ATP.

His greatest sporting successes are: member of the pre-Olympic team in 2004, 3rd place in men (2005-2007), 5th place in Mediterranean Games men Almeria 2005), 1st place in the next national championship in men (1999,2000,2002,2003 , 2004.2005), 2nd place in the Panhellenic champion in men (2003). He is also a graduate in science department of physical education and sports (physical education) in 2007. He continues his studies at the Medical School of Athens (UOA) where he graduated in 2013. He continues as a graduate student in the National School of Public Health.

Since 2008, he has been working as a tennis coach in sports group of Kifisia.

Anastasios Papalazarou is Dietitian-Nutritionist, graduate and Doctor of Science Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Harokopio University. He studied at King's College, University of London and he got also his Master’s degree in the field of Human Nutrition in 1993-94. In 2001-2003, he got his second master’s degree in sports nutrition from the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Harokopio, as in September of 2011, he completed his doctoral thesis at the same Department concerning the effect of a model behavior modification in patients with morbid obesity.

He has been working as a Dietician since 1991 and he is a member of several scientific associations. He has attended many conferences in both Greece and abroad and has been invited as a speaker at many of them. His personal interest both in research and professionally focuses on treating obesity and he is one of the first dietitians in Greece who dealt with the effect of modifying behavior (Behavior modification) in weight loss.

His private office is placed in Kolonaki since 1995 and also he is the founder of dietary nutrimed offices at the same year. He writes regularly in newspapers and magazines and at the same time he is participating in various TV shows with nutrition. He has also written books such as: 1. "No Diet" (published by Papazisis Editions 2005) which is the first book in Greece dealing with behavior modification techniques to change the way of thinking about food and weight control and 2. "Checkmate in obesity with 5 movements "(published by Ion Editions 2008) 3." Diary of Nutritional Behaviour 2011 "(published by Diptych Editions) 4." The special diet "(published by Alpha Editions SA 2013) and he has participated in the writing of the book ''Principles of Clinical Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy'' , by M. Chourdakis-D. Kouvelas published by Rotunda Editions, 2007.