According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly 14.3% of US adults ages 65 to 74 and 24.2% of adults 75 and older have diagnosed heart disease. The number of people with high blood pressure (hypertension) is even more startling. A full 72.8% of men ages 60 to 69 and 64.8% of women ages 60 to 69 have high blood pressure, according to the CDC.
If reversing or avoiding cardiovascular health conditions like these is one of your health goals, you likely already know the basics of eating with heart health in mind. Vegetables, whole grains, plant-based proteins and lean meats make up the bulk of your diet and you no longer season everything with salt the way you perhaps used to.
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BPA is an industrial chemical and one way it’s commonly used is to coat the interior of metal cans to prevent corrosion and increase shelf life. That means if you regularly eat foods from BPA-lined cans or drink beverages in BPA-lined cans, you could unknowingly be increasing your risk of high blood pressure and heart disease.
To this point, according to a study published in Hypertension, people who consumed beverages in cans with BPA had a urinary concentration of more than 1,600% compared to people who consumed beverages in glass bottles.
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How Much of a Risk Is It?
There’s still a lot we don’t know about how BPA exposure impacts health. While studies do show that consuming foods and drinks from BPA-lined cans can raise urinary BPA levels and a small increase in blood pressure shortly after consuming, Dr. Rajagopalan explains that whether these short-term changes translate into meaningful long-term cardiovascular risk is still being studied.
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The best way to lower your risk is to use glass instead of plastic whenever possible. “Fortunately, most food and beverage manufacturers have moved away from BPA-containing can linings in the US,” he says.
Consuming foods or liquids stored in BPA-lined cans is something to be mindful of, but it bears repeating that its impact on heart health is still much lower than risks, such as smoking or regularly consuming foods or drinks that can raise cholesterol or blood pressure.
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