New research links Bisphenol-A (BPA) to heart disease

A joint research team from the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, the University of Exeter, and the University of Cambridge has published a report this month linking Bisphenol-A (BPA) with heart disease.

The study examined 591 patients and compared their urinary levels of BPA with the condition of narrowing arteries. According to the researchers, there was a correlation. They found that BPA levels were higher in those who were ultimately diagnosed with Severe Coronary Artery disease.

These alarming results contribute to a growing body of literature suggesting that BPA is harmful to human health, though the results "merit further investigation, but are not definitive," said study author David Mosedale, chairman of the Metabonomics and Genomics in the Coronary Artery Disease study.

The people examined in the study were referred by their own doctors to a CAD specialist because they exhibited some signs of heart disease. The researchers used urine samples to measure the level of BPA in each person's body. A one-time urine sample is a standard way to measure BPA levels, because the chemical is very steadily processed by the body, if a person is not exposed to it for just a few days, the urine can be pronounced clear of BPA.

Researchers found that the 385 people eventually diagnosed with severe Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) had significantly higher BPA levels than the 120 participants found to have normal arteries.

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