By: Andreas Moritz (2012)
Coronary, carotid and aorticartery stenosis – specific examples of a condition generally known as narrowed arteries – can block blood flow in your arteries, with serious if not lethal health consequences. The narrower your arteries become, the more blood flow gets blocked, which can ultimately lead to not only symptoms of chest pain and tightness but also heart attack and stroke.
In the latest study, researchers looked at levels of urinary BPA levels and artery narrowing in close to 600 people, and found that those with higher urinary BPA levels were more likely to have an increased risk for severe narrowing of the arteries. The same research team has conducted three other studies that have also shown an association between BPA and heart risks, including:
- A 2008 study that found higher BPA concentrations were associated with heart
- A 2010 study that found higher BPA exposure was consistently associated with heart disease in the general U.S. adult population;in fact, U.S. adults with the highest levels of BPA in their urine were more than twice as likely to develop coronary heart disease than those with the lowest levels
- A 2012 study that found for each 4.56 ng/mL increase in BPA concentration, there was a 13 percent greater risk of heart disease
Multiple other studies already exist showing a concerning association between BPA and heart disease, diabetes, decreased sperm quality, early puberty, premature mammary gland development, disrupted reproductive cycles and ovarian dysfunction, cancer, obesity and more.
Learn more: Marcela.com – BPA and Narrowed Arteries: New Study Links Plastics Chemical with Coronary Artery Stenosis