Fresher is safer

You've probably heard that  fresh, non-processed foods have more vitamins and other stuff that's good for you. But here's another reason to reject packaged foods.

It may seem kind of obvious, but a new study says that if you eat fresh fruits and veggies and other foods that don't come in packages or cans, you'll be less likely to end up with BPA in your bloodstream.

BPA is short for bisphenol-A, that chemical that's used to line steel cans plastic containers and other packages. While no one really agrees on what the health effects of this stuff are, there are concerns that it could cause various problems.

In the study of 20 San Francisco residents, particpants had 66 percent less BPA in their urine after they spent three days on a diet of fresh, organic unpackaged food.

And their food probably tasted better too.

More about the study here.