People with artery plaques containing microplastics were about four times as likely to have a heart attack or stroke as those with plastic-free plaques
People with artery plaques containing microplastics are more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than those with plastic-free plaques, suggesting microplastics may contribute to heart disease.form when sunlight, water and other agents erode plastics into fragments less than 5 millimetres long. At this size, the particles can make their way into our bodies and blood through food, water and even the air we breathe. Yet, little is known about their potential health effects.
However, these findings only establish a link between microplastics and heart disease, rather than proving microplastics are the cause, says Prattichizzo. He and his colleagues couldn’t discount the possibility that other confounding factors might underlie the association such as diet or. They did, however, find high levels of inflammatory molecules in plastic-containing plaques.
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