Storing water in plastic bottles is one of the wrong habits practiced by many, as it causes many health problems when eating it, especially after a period of keeping it in these bottles.
Health damage
Dr. Samih Abdel Qader, professor of environmental toxicology at the National Research Center and head of the National Committee for Toxicology at the Academy of Scientific Research, says that storing water in plastic bottles causes many health problems if the same bottle is used for a long time, explaining that a group of chemical compounds are involved in the manufacture of plastics for these bottles, and with storing water in them for long periods of time, this leads to the leakage of a percentage of these compounds to water.
The professor of environmental toxicology adds that these compounds cause chronic toxicity, in the event of exposure to simple concentrations of these harmful substances for long periods, as these substances accumulate in the human body and cause him various health problems, such as gastritis, colon, or glittering, or headache, i.e. he is exposed to any health ailments, but often the treating doctor cannot link these health problems to eating water stored in plastic bottles.
Dr. Samih added that exposure to these substances in large quantities and continuously in a short time, increases the likelihood of cancerous tumors, especially if the immune system is weak.
Follow these tips
In the case of buying water kept in plastic containers, Samih recommends that you should read the expiration date of the package on which it is written, and make sure that it is stored correctly, so you should not buy the bottles displayed in the sun or high temperatures, because the leakage of chemical compounds to water increases more in this case.
When you want to store water in the refrigerator for drinking, Abdelkader advises that the same plastic containers should not be used for a long time, but should be changed from time to time, and it is preferable to keep the water in glass instead of plastic.
