What Kind Of Chemical Causes Heart Disease?
People who have the highest urine levels of bisphenol A (BPA)--a chemical found in a wide variety of plastics--also have the highest risk of being diagnosed with heart disease, scientists have found. But the researchers are careful to point out that these findings to not point to a direct cause-and-effect between BPA levels and the development of heart disease.
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