High levels of exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical found
in plastic bottles and many other consumer products, may narrow
your arteries and increase your risk of heart disease, a new
report led by researchers at the University of Exeter in the
U.K. says. While the study doesn’t prove cause-and-effect,
people with severe heart disease had significantly higher levels
of BPA in their urine than those with less-sever heart disease
or no heart disease, HealthDay News reported Aug. 15. The
chemical compound, which is found in infant formula, consumer
plastics, and in the linings of canned goods is considered safe
for human use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), though
the agency has recently banned it from use in baby bottles. BPA
has been the subject of considerable concern in the past two
years, with studies linking the chemical to behavioral and
emotional problems in children that could carry across multiple
generations. A recent study found that over 90 percent of
Americans have measurable levels o