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>"This is proof that we have plastics in our body—and we shouldn't," Why shouldn’t we?
by dwighttk 5y ago
>"This is proof that we have plastics in our body—and we shouldn't,"
Why shouldn’t we?
- jsnodlin 5y ago
- Forgeties79 5y agohttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34185251/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34185251/ > Whilst definitive evidence linking microplastic consumption to human health is currently lacking, results from correlative studies in people exposed to high concentrations of microplastics, model animal and cell culture experiments, suggest that effects of microplastics could include provoking immune and stress responses and inducing reproductive and developmental toxicity. Further research is required to explore the potential implications of this recent contaminant in our environment in more rigorous clinical studies. We need more studies but the current signs are not good.