690310login-checkAHA: Toxic metal exposure threatens heart health, particularly in underserved communities |
By Scott Buzby
Toxic metals such as lead, cadmium and arsenic found in food and water represent a significant hazard CV health in the U.S., particularly among historically underrepresented communities, according to a scientific statement.
Together, the American Heart Association’s councils on epidemiology and prevention; CV and stroke nursing; lifestyle and cardiometabolic health; peripheral vascular disease; and kidney in CVD issued a call to action to reinforce regulatory measures to reduce population level exposure to toxic metals.
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690310login-checkAHA: Toxic metal exposure threatens heart health, particularly in underserved communities |