Eating from plastic takeout containers can increase heart failure risk – study
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Study, adding to rising evidence of plastic-linked health risks, points to gut biome changes as a cause of heart failure
Eating from plastic takeout containers may significantly increase the chance of congestive heart failure, a new study finds, and researchers suspect they have identified why: changes to gut biome cause inflammation that damages the circulatory system.
The novel two part, peer-reviewed study from Chinese researchers adds to mounting evidence of the risks associated with eating from plastic, and builds on previous evidence linking plastic chemicals to heart disease.
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