Risk of death from heart disease raised by common domestic products, finds the study

The chemicals found in plastics have been linked to a multitude of health risks, and now mortality from heart disease has been added to the list.

In an analysis of population surveys, Nyu Langone Health researchers discovered that daily exposure to chemicals in common domestic items could have been a factor in more than 356,000 deaths from heart disease only in 2018.

That number is equivalent to more than 13% of deaths related to heart disease worldwide for people between 55 and 64 years of age.

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The study, which was published in the magazine Lancet Ebiomedicine on April 29, explored the risks of chemicals called phthalates, which are in cosmetics, detergents, solvents, plastic pipes, insect repellent and other products, according to a Press statement from Nyu.

In this investigation, the approach was a specific type of phthalate called DI-2-ETILHEXIL Fthalate (DEHP), which is used to make softer and more flexible plastics as food and medical equipment containers, according to the statement.

The DEHP has been related to inflammation in the arteries of the heart, which makes people more susceptible to heart attack or a stroke.

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To determine the exposure to DEHP, the researchers analyzed dozens of population surveys that cover 200 countries and territories.

Mortality data were obtained from the Institute of Metricians and Health Evaluation, a research group in the United States that collects medical information worldwide to identify trends in public health.

“Our results underline the urgent need for global regulations to reduce exposure to these toxins.”

“Highlighting the connection between phthalates and a main cause of death worldwide, our findings add to the large amount of evidence that these chemicals have tremendous danger to human health,” said the main author of the study Sara Hyman, BS, scientist of associated research at the Nyu Grossman School of Medicine, in the launch.

The regions with the highest death tolls of heart disease linked to phthalates include the Middle East, Southern Asia, Oriental and Pacific Asia.

“Our results underline the urgent need for global regulations to reduce exposure to these toxins, especially in the areas most affected by rapid industrialization and plastic consumption,” said Senior study author Dr. Trasande, Jim G. Hendrick, MD, Pediatrics professor at the Nyu Grossman Medicine School of Medicine, in the statement.

Inflammation is a known cause of coronary artery disease, according to Dr. Jasdeep Dalawari, an interventionist cardiologist and regional medical director based in Illinois headquarters in Vitalolution, a ingenovis health company.

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“Our bodies release chemicals and hormones that give instructions to the artery to open, close or change the diameter,” said Dalawari, who did not participate in the study, News Digital.

“This study suggests that microplastics can interfere with those internal signals, so the artery does not work as it should.”

“Microplastics are widely present in a variety of products that we use every day, and it is crucial to understand its long -term effects on human health,” he added.

Renato Apolito, MD, Medical Director of Cardiac Cateterism at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center, agreed that artificial plastic products are known and they are suspected that they are health risks.

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“These often use highly designed chemicals where the objective is not quality and safety, but profitability and convenience,” said Apolito, who did not participate in the study, News Digital.

The doctor shared that he stopped using non -stick pans long ago, and mostly use glass storage and avoid eating and drinking with plastic containers.

Limitations and future research

Apolito pointed out, however, that the “longitudinal and observational” nature of the study entails limitations.

“It is generally used to see if there is any correlation between exposure and health risk, which is then used to study the issue even more in a more controlled way,” said Apolito, who did not participate in the study, News Digital.

“You cannot control the unidentified variations in lifestyles among people in a row.”

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The main author also pointed out the possible limitations.

The analysis does not establish that the DEHP caused heart disease and that the greatest risks of death did not take into account other types of phthalates, he said.

The study also did not include mortality rates in other age groups, said the doctor, which means that the number of deaths in general is “probably much greater.”

Looking towards the future, researchers plan to investigate how the reduction in exposure to phthalate affects mortality rates.

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They will also measure the potential role of chemicals in other health concerns.

“These studies are usually what are used to study the next step to clarify the cause and effect,” Apolito said. “This can lead to the FDA and other policy formulators that prohibit or prohibit the use of such products.”

“Microplastics are widely present in a variety of products that we use every day, and it is crucial to understand its long -term effects on human health.”

The study was funded by the National Health Institutes.

Dalawari suggested that researchers may want to analyze other contributing factors, including air pollution, which has proven to be a “new non -traditional risk factor” for coronary heart disease.

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“The intersection of pollution, regulation and genetic predisposition provides a complex landscape, and additional investigation is necessary to unravel these connections, paving the most informed public health policies and preventive measures,” he added.