Rhonda Patrick· PhD
There's new and alarming evidence that phthalate (forever chemical) exposure is a major source of death from cardiovascular disease around the world.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
There's new and alarming evidence that phthalate (forever chemical) exposure is a major source of death from cardiovascular disease around the world.
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Native comments, Twitter mentions, and Reddit threads about this claim — surfaced together so the conversation isn't fragmented across platforms.
Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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14% of all CVD-related deaths (356,238 total) due to plastic exposure among adults 55-64 years old
In 2018 alone, an estimated 14% of cardiovascular-related deaths globally were linked to plastic exposure.