Eating from plastic takeout containers can increase heart failure risk – study

‘High-frequency exposure to plastics is significantly associated with an increased risk of congestive heart failure,’ the authors wrote. Photograph: Image by Marie LaFauci/Getty Images

Eating from plastic takeout containers may significantly increase the chance of congestive heart failure, a new study finds, and researchers suspect they have identified why: changes to gut biome cause inflammation that damages the circulatory system.

The novel two part, peer-reviewed study from Chinese researchers adds to mounting evidence of the risks associated with eating from plastic, and builds on previous evidence linking plastic chemicals to heart disease.