Is plastic killing you? A team of Italian scientists recently published an eye-opening study on microplastics and cardiovascular diseases. Here’s what they found (it’s not good):
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For 34 months, the scientists examined 257 patients with plaques in their carotid arteries. They found micro- and nanoplastics in the plaques of 58% of them. They possessed a 4X higher risk of suffering stroke, heart attack, and death than those in whom these plastics weren’t detected.