{"id":1266,"date":"2019-07-24T21:32:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T21:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stealthsyndromesstudy.com\/?p=1266"},"modified":"2023-06-26T21:36:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T21:36:52","slug":"sourcing-the-menu-water-beverages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stealthsyndromesstudy.com\/?p=1266","title":{"rendered":"Sourcing the Menu: Water & Beverages"},"content":{"rendered":"

NOTE: This is an edited version of portions of Appendices 2 & 3 of the “Revised Stealth Syndromes Study Protocol<\/a> as approved by the University of California San Francisco Medical School Committee on Human Research.<\/p>\n

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Standards and Sourcing (From Appendix 2)<\/h3>\n

Water<\/strong><\/p>\n

All water consumed and\/or used for cooking, washing, drinking or used to irrigate self-grown plants will be obtained from a commercial device using a solid-block carbon filter and certified by NSF for reduction of BPA and phthalates. One such device is the Aquaversa<\/a><\/u> filter from Multipure<\/a><\/u> which uses a carbon block filter<\/a><\/u> that lists BPA among its contaminant reduction list.<\/a><\/u> The list does not mention phthalates. However, the list does cover many chemical with similar phenolic structures.<\/p>\n

If study funds are available, it would be valuable to determine BPA and phthalate levels in the water water before the filter and afterwards.<\/p>\n

In addition, independently published research indicates that other types of carbon filters are effective in reducing many harmful compounds including organic chemicals.<\/p>\n