I've been buying and drinking bottled water... but it turns out it's the main cause of high blood pressure?

 

I've been buying and drinking bottled water... but it turns out it's the main cause of high blood pressure?

A study has drawn attention, revealing that regularly drinking water from plastic bottles can cause high blood pressure. Furthermore, the findings suggest that microplastics may pose a greater health risk than previously thought, prompting further caution.

Recently, the results of an experiment conducted by a research team from the Department of Medicine at the Danube University in Austria were published in the international academic journal 'Microplastics'.

A research team from the Department of Medicine at the Danube University in Austria asked eight participants to drink tap water instead of water from plastic or glass bottles for two weeks.

The research team measured the participants' blood pressure changes during this period. They found that diastolic blood pressure significantly decreased. This decrease was maintained four weeks later. The research team analyzed that reducing plastic use reduced the number of microplastic particles in the bloodstream, which also lowered blood pressure.

Microplastics are usually formed when plastics break down due to exposure to ultraviolet light or physical friction. These tiny particles then enter our bodies through various pathways, reaching locations throughout the body, including the heart, liver, and blood vessels.

In particular, research results are continuously emerging that microplastics can cause high blood pressure and increase the risk of developing heart disease, so those with high blood pressure should be especially careful.