The authors concluded that BPA imitates the sex hormone 17B-estradiol , which leads to a rise in insulin and eventually resistance which can lead to type 2 diabetes and hypertension A panel convened by the National Toxicology Program ( NTP ) of the U.S. National Institutes of Health determined that there was `` some concern '' about BPA 's effects on fetal and infant brain development and behavior .
A panel convened by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in 2007 determined that there was `` some concern '' about BPA 's effects on fetal and infant brain development and behavior .