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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

BPA Linked to Heart Disease, Study Confirms

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BPA Linked to Heart Disease, Study Confirms: "

Heer’s another reason to steer clear of food and drink packaging containing BPA — it’s been linked to higher rates of heart disease.


In a sampling of U.S. adults, those with the highest levels of BPA in their urine were almost twice as likely to suffer from coronary heart disease than those with the lowest concentrations of BPA.


Read more: BPA Linked to Heart Disease, Study Confirms


The original reason to avoid BPA? Hormonal changes in fetuses, babies and children that might affect their brain development and cause reproductive abnormalities.


BPA Linked to Heart Disease, Study Confirms is a post from: This Green Blog




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