People with nanoplastics in their arteries were twice as likely to have a heart attack, stroke or die early from any cause, a new study found.
People with microplastics or nanoplastics in their carotid artery tissues were twice as likely to have a heart attack, stroke or die from any cause over the next three years than people who had none, a new study found. Carotid arteries, which lie on each side of the neck and carry blood to the brain, can become clogged with fatty cholesterol plaques in a similar fashion as the arteries leading into the heart, a process known as atherosclerosis.
A recent study found 1 liter of bottled water — the equivalent of two standard-size bottled waters typically purchased by consumers — contained an average of 240,000 plastic particles from seven types of plastics — 90% were nanoplastics. “It is important to note that bottled water is just one of thousands of food and beverage products packaged in plastic containers,” the spokesperson said.
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