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Jun 12, 2025 9:19 pm
A top heart doctor has revealed the insidious chemical in medicine capsules that could increase your risk of a heart attack.
Dr Evan Levine, a cardiologist at Mount Sinai in New York, told the Daily Mail that phthalates - chemicals used to make plastics more flexible - in soft gel capsules could have damaging effects.
Sometimes called plasticizers, phthalates make plastics soft, flexible and more durable, allowing them to be molded into different shapes and withstand a variety of conditions.