A team of British toxicologists analysed findings from an American survey of 1,455 adults and found that adults with the highest concentrations of BPA in their urine had nearly triple the odds of cardiovascular disease, compared with those with the least amounts of the compound in their systems.
The 25 per cent of people with the highest BPA levels had nearly three times the odds of cardiovascular disease than those in the lowest 25 per cent. They also had higher levels of liver enzymes indicative of metabolic abnormalities.
The report published in the September 17 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reviewed the effect on adults of the BPA. The findings were presented Tuesday to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisers for review.
The release of the report coincided Tuesday with a FDA hearing in Washington into the safety of controversial BPA, which the FDA has so far deemed to be safe in a preliminary report issued in August.
The advisers have been studying an FDA report that found the chemical was safe for consumers but the researchers said more studies were needed to confirm their findings and to show whether BPA was actually causing the illnesses.
BPA is one of the 10 most common chemicals produced worldwide and gives plastic its rigidity, durability and light weight.
