Most health care professionals suggest starting with a blood test to find out whether you've inherited small or large LDL particles. Small particles could slip through and fill up your arteries with plaque. Some of the plaque may be caused by environmental pollution, for example, according to the study, "Circulating levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and carotid atherosclerosis in the elderly," published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. Authors are Lind, PM et al. Circulating levels of PCBs were associated with atherosclerotic plaques, but more research needs to be done. Some of this type of pollution may include BPAs and phthalates from plastics leaching out...
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