According to a study published in the European Heart Journal, just a 30-minute phone call per week may increase the risk of developing high blood pressure or hypertension by 12 per cent.
For the study, researchers analysed data of more than 2,00,000 participants through a self-reported touchscreen questionnaire.
As per researchers, phones emit low levels of radio frequency energy, which have been linked to blood pressure spikes. Furthermore, 6 hours of phone chats a week raised the risk by 25 per cent.
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