Plastic Raises Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke, Premature Death: Study

People with plastic in their arteries had a 4.5 times higher risk of experiencing a heart attack, stroke, or death within the next 3 years.
Plastic Raises Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke, Premature Death: Study
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Inhaling plastic dramatically raises a person’s risk of heart attack, stroke, and early death, according to Italian researchers.

Through specialised tests, the researchers found harmful microplastics mixed with chlorine in the blocked arteries of over half the people in their study (150 out of 312 people).

Isabella Rayner
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Isabella Rayner is a reporter based in Melbourne, Australia. She is an author and editor for WellBeing, WILD, and EatWell Magazines.
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