Forget Hormone Disruptors–Now A Doctor Claims BPA Gave Him Diabetes. We’ve known about the dangers of bisphenol-A for a long time. The hormone disrupting quality of the once-popular component of water bottles, food cans and even children’s sippy cups has long been known to mimic estrogen, at least one male sex hormone, and thyroid hormones. As such it is known to be capable of disrupting bodily systems all over the place: it’s been connected to reproductive problems, developmental problems, brain damage and even cancer.… Read the rest