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Leo Trasande, MD, MPP

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Pediatrician protecting ppl from chemical hazards. Author SICKER FATTER POORER, 26x marathoner (PR 3:33:59).

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NEW: Scientists are learning more about the harmful impact of phthalates, chemicals that make plastic flexible. Now, they've linked them to more than 350,000 deaths from heart disease each year, Shannon Osaka reports washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

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Researchers estimate that exposure to phthalates contributes to 13 percent of all heart disease deaths in people between ages 55 and 64 each year worldwide. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

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Study: Common chemicals in plastic — known as phthalates — linked to over 350,000 deaths from heart disease. Via The Washington Post: washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

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Researchers estimate that exposure to phthalates contributes to 13 percent of all heart disease deaths in people between ages 55 and 64 each year worldwide. wapo.st/3RH7U1A

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El plástico podría estar detrás de 365.000 muertes por enfermedades cardíacas en 2018 infosalus.com/salud-investig…

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Sloppy writing by @dailymail here. Phthalates are not “forever chemicals” - PFAS are. Phthalates are “everywhere chemicals.” And DEHP is largely used in food packaging not cosmetics. dailymail.co.uk/health/article…

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For the audience using these powders, it’s even more important to emphasize the cardiovascular risk of low-level lead exposure.