Experts compared data on daily mobile phone use and new cases of high blood pressure among 212,046 Britons aged 37 to 73.
The conclusions of the experts were as follows:
Phone users have a seven percent higher risk of developing the disease, compared to people who don’t use a cell phone regularly. People who spoke 30 minutes or more per week had a 12% higher risk than those who used the phone, but spent less time on calls. More than six hours per week increases your risk of developing high blood pressure by 25%.
One in four adults in the UK already have high blood pressure and face 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 cell phone is important for heart health. More minutes means greater risk.”
He added: “Further research is needed to generalize our findings, but until then it seems prudent to keep phone calls to a minimum.
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