Posted on 10/15/2024 8:34:34 AM PDT by ConservativeMind
Environmental phenols are found in a wide range of common consumer products. They include preservatives in packaged foods, parabens in shampoos and bisphenol A (BPA) in plastic dishware, so humans have broad exposure to them.
Some of these environmental phenols are known to have cardiac toxicities. Now, a study is revealing their adverse impact on the heart's electrical properties.
Researchers used data from the Fernald Community Cohort, which includes nearly 10,000 people.
One goal of the study was to identify any changes in EKG parameters.
The heart is driven by electrical activity, so anything affecting its electrical properties can have a detrimental impact and possibly result in arrhythmias.
The research concluded higher exposure to some environmental phenols is associated with altered cardiac electrical activity.
Researchers found that higher exposure to BPA, BPF and BPA+F in women is associated with a longer PR interval, a delay in the time it takes for electrical signals to move from the atria at the top of the heart to the ventricles.
In women, researchers identified an association with longer QRS duration, or contraction of the ventricles, and dysfunction of the electrical impulses of the heart.
In men, researchers found higher exposure to triclocarban (TCC), an antimicrobial agent, led to longer QT intervals in the heart—meaning the heart's electrical system is taking too long to recharge, a situation that can contribute to heart rhythm dysfunction.
Wang also pointed out that typical exposure levels alone are unlikely to cause clinically significant heart disease in healthy people.
"These were not dramatic changes that we observed, but moderate changes to cardiac electrical activity," he said. "However, they were particularly pronounced in certain subpopulations."
He said the altered cardiac activity could exacerbate existing heart disease or arrhythmias in a patient, especially older adults or those with other risk factors.
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Women with higher BMIs, one “certain subpopulation,” were statistically noted as having heart effects with these substances. Triclocarban is not available in US goods any longer, but was also found to be statistically a concern.
Each of these had a statistical P value of < 0.01.
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I determined decades ago, based on my nursing education, not to use triclosan soaps, also known as antibacterial soaps, except under a very few circumstances. Regular soaps and detergents are very effective at killing germs, and “antibacterial” soaps are, in almost all cases, unnecessary.
Bis A and Bis F are building blocks. They publish as if that is what is in the plastics. They are not. When BPA reacts with phosgene, it forms the polymer chains that make up polycarbonate plastic. The Bis A is gone.
Bis F is used in epoxy glues and floor coatings, along with Bis A.
We were developing a product with triclosan.
Then it was banned so we sent it away to hazmat handler.
It causes a lot of environmental damage by killing microorganisms in the water and soil, which is why it was banned.
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This MAY be true- fine Ok- a LOT of chemicals banned in other countries are allowed in our environment, food supply and products— that being said- post Covid vaccines the pharmaceutical companies and government are advertising that nearly everything now coincidentally causes the very things that vaccine injuries do. 🤔
Interesting. I thought it was still in antibacterial soaps.
It’s a ban on soaps and washes with triclosan. I don’t know if it’s used in anything else.
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