In daily life, we often come into contact with plastic and resin products, such as plastic bags, plastic bottles, food or beverage packaging, etc. These plastic and resin products contain a substance called bisphenol A which is closely related to our health. Previous studies have shown that exposure to bisphenol A can lead to increased risk of obesity, diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Recently, a nationwide prospective cohort study from the United States published in the online open sub-issue of Journal of American Medical Association showed that long-term exposure to bisphenol A significantly increased the risk of all-cause death. The researchers found that during the follow-up period of nearly 10 years, after adjusting for age, gender, race/nationality, socio-economic status, diet and lifestyle factors, body mass index and urinary creatinine level, people with higher urinary bisphenol A levels also had higher risk of death. Compared with those with the lowest level of urinary bisphenol A, those with the highest level of urinary bisphenol A increased their risk of all-cause death by 49% and cardiovascular death by 46%, but there was no significant statistical difference. In this study, 3883 subjects aged over 20 years were included in the American Health and Nutrition Survey from 2003 to 2008, with an average age of 43.6 years. During the median follow-up of 9.6 years (the longest follow-up was 13.1 years), 344 people died, of which 71 died of cardiovascular disease and 75 died of cancer. (Zhu Liuyuan) The article is taken from: https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20200831A0FHJ100