Packaged Food Preservatives Might Spike Blood Pressure
In a 112,395-person French cohort, higher preservative exposure was tied to more hypertension and some cardiovascular disease. It does not prove cause.
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In a 112,395-person French cohort, higher preservative exposure was tied to more hypertension and some cardiovascular disease. It does not prove cause.
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