In the fifth installment of her “Dangerous or Safe?” series, pediatrician Dr. Cara Natterson sets the record straight on plastic–once and for all.

In an effort to get in those touted “eight glasses per day,” we schlep around water bottles everywhere we go. But is the drinking water in those plastic bottles safe? Researchers and consumers alike have become increasingly concerned about what effects the chemicals in plastics have on our bodies. More and more, the question has become: Is that plastic cup contaminating your drink? Is the water in a grab-and-go individual water bottle actually dangerous for you and your kids? Are baby bottles toxic? MORE…

Watch the video - it will make you think twice about using plastic - and whatever you do - do no microwave in plastic.

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