Previous studies have reported associations between urinary BPA concentrations and heart disease, diabetes and liver enzymes in adults who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2004 study. David Melzer, from Peninsula Medical School (Exeter, United Kingdom), and colleagues reviewed newer data, provided by the NHANES 2005-2006 study, finding that while urinary BPA concentrations were one third lower than in 2003-2004, higher BPA concentrations in urine samples were still associated with heart disease in 2005-2006. Additionally, associations with some liver enzymes were also present. The team urges warns that: “Higher BPA exposure, reflected in higher urinary concentrations of BPA, is consistently associated with reported heart disease in the general adult population of the USA.”
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Melzer D, Rice NE, Lewis C, Henley WE, Galloway TS. “Association of Urinary Bisphenol A Concentration with Heart Disease: Evidence from NHANES 2003/06.” PLoS ONE 5(1): e8673. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008673.
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