New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- Eating from Plastic Containers? It could increase your risk of heart failure! A recent study has revealed alarming health implications associated with eating from plastic takeout containers, linking it to an increased risk of congestive heart failure. Conducted by Chinese researchers, the study involved over 3,000 participants and examined the effects of plastic exposure on heart health.

Even short-term exposure to particles leaching into food or liquid from plastic containers "can induce changes in cardiac muscle tissue" that indicates cardiovascular disease, said the study published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety.

The findings were observed over three months, during which rats were fed water that had b...