A new study found that phone calls raise blood pressure and put pressure on the heart.
Experts compared data on daily mobile phone use and new cases of high blood pressure in 212,046 Britons aged 37 to 73.
The experts’ findings were as follows:
- Phone users have a seven percent higher risk of developing the condition, compared to people who don’t use a mobile phone regularly.
- People who talked for 30 minutes or more a week had a 12 percent higher risk than those who used phones but spent less time on calls.
- More than six hours a week increases your risk of developing high blood pressure by 25 percent.
One in four adults in the UK already has high blood pressure and faces a higher risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Professor Koho Chen said radio waves emitted from phones are linked to high blood pressure.
Professor Chen explained: “The number of minutes people spend talking on a mobile phone is important for heart health. More minutes means greater risk.”
He added: “More research is required to generalize our findings, but until then it seems prudent to keep phone calls to a minimum.”
2023-05-05 04:29:08
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