A new study found that spending just 30 minutes talking on a mobile phone per week is linked to a greater risk of blood pressure, a major cause of heart attacks and strokes.
The study published May 4 in the European Heart Journal—Digital Health examined the relationship between making and receiving phone calls and new-onset hypertension.
The research team said: “In recent years, mobile phones have become a device of everyday life worldwide, with an estimated 8.2 billion subscriptions worldwide in 2020. This raises important questions about the safety of using a mobile phone to make or receive calls, especially for heavy users.”
Researchers found that those who spent half an hour once a week, even hands-free, were 12 percent more prone to higher blood pressure, also called hypertension….