Here's Why You Shouldn't Leave Plastic Bottles In The Hot Car

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Do you have a favorite water bottle you use for the gym or your daily H2O? Do you leave it in your car, in the hot sun? This could be bad for you. The heat may slowly poison your body over time. Yikes!!

Studies show up to 80% of bottled water contains microplastics and other substances linked to cancer, fertility issues, and metabolic disorders. Leaving the empty bottles in your car to "save money" can cause bad things to happen in the heat. The bottles actually release chemicals into the bottles like antimony and bisphenol-A (BPA) from plastic bottles. So yay!! More chemicals when we're trying to be healthy.

Microscopic plastic particles, or nanoplastics, are of particular problem because they can enter the bloodstream and brain. Policymakers and industry are urged to address the public health threat posed by chemical exposure from plastics.

So you think you're being good by drinking water and not filling up the dump with plastics. But in the end you should throw it away. Because you know what's cheaper than cancer and a hospital stay? A few bucks for a new bottle of water.