Study: Low-level lead poisoning accounts for cognitive deficits in children, risk factors for heart conditions

Chronic, low-level lead poisoning is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease in adults and cognitive deficits in children, even at levels previously thought to be safe, according to a paper by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Simon Fraser University in Canada, and Harvard Medical School, and Boston Children’s Hospital.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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