How harmful are microplastics to human health?

We're doomed.

Laputan scaremongering. Swift would have had a right go at this.

quote: experts recommend people limit their exposure to microplastics by avoiding plastic bottles, not heating food in plastic containers, wearing clothes made of natural material and ventilating their home.

Ridiculous. Nobody is doing this. Not even doctors or scientists.

People are dying in wars, of disease and starvation and we get endless demonisation of plastic bottles. Most plastic pollution is historic (from before recycling) or emanates from the Global South. Go preach to them. Tell them to stop chucking it in their rivers.

Ridiculous. Nobody is doing this. Not even doctors or scientists.

You may not be doing this, but the health-conscious among us definitely are.

Point is, you need to make time for your health... or get ready to make time for your sickness.

Laputan scaremongering. Swift would have had a right go at this.

What part of the information on the article can you demonstrate is false or exaggerated? none? that is because it is not fear mongering, just clear information that helps people take better decisions, that you personally fear this information because of irrational bias do not mean rational people do the same.

Ridiculous. Nobody is doing this. Not even doctors or scientists.

Not even specially difficult, having your own bottle made of metal or even glass, putting the food in a non-plastic plate before heating it up, opening a window or using natural fibers as the base fabric for your clothes is relatively easy to do.

People are dying in wars, of disease and starvation and we get endless demonisation of plastic bottles

This in no way makes the contents of the article wrong or exaggerated, there is such thing as putting attention and dealing with several problems at the same time.

Wah, this is not new, how about a comparison with 40-50yrs of putting animal fats into our bodies proven to encourage heart diseases. But I do refuse plastic packaging now. Triangle 1 and triangle 2 are ubiquitous, just recycle them precisely

Wah, this is not new, how about a comparison with 40-50yrs of putting animal fats into our bodies proven to encourage heart diseases.

Or rather 40-50yrs of replacing animal fats with seed oils and the consumption of processed foods. I bet these are more deleterious than the microplastics.

Animal fats are not a problem, we should be consuming more of them.

Microplastics are in meat and fish.

"A 2024 study by the University of Toronto and Ocean Conservancy found microplastics in 88% of protein food samples, including seafood, pork, beef, chicken, tofu, and plant-based meat alternatives."

Study Finds Little Difference Between Plastic in Seafood, Meat, and Plant-Based Proteins—It’s All Contaminated

https://www.food-safety.com/articles/9153-study-finds-little-difference-between-plastic-in-seafood-meat-and-plant-based-proteinsits-all-contaminated#:~:text=A%20new%20study%20led%20by,ground%20beef%2C%20and%20tofu%20blocks.

I bet these are more deleterious than the microplastics.

Meaningless bets where nothing is bet against nobody are not exactly a good argument for this, specially when including things that have no deleterious effects proved (seed oils) together with a wide category of foods that include things that are actually beneficial to the health, like fortified foods.

virusrex

Meaningless bets where nothing is bet against nobody are not exactly a good argument for this, specially when including things that have no deleterious effects proved (seed oils) together with a wide category of foods that include things that are actually beneficial to the health, like fortified foods.

So your "worldwide experts" and "respected institutions" are now claiming that fortified foods are good, regardless of what they they are "fortified" with? Amazing.

So your "worldwide experts" and "respected institutions" are now claiming that fortified foods are good, regardless of what they they are "fortified" with? Amazing.

Fortified food in general is something good to have, unless you can prove there is no fortified food that is recommendable then your criticism have no merit. That would be like saying that medicines or surgeries are not good.

So, can you prove fortifying food in general is something negative? of course not.

virusrex

Fortified food in general is something good to have

Fortified with WHAT? With MSG? Sugar? Fluoride? You are tossing words around without clarifying them.

Fortified with WHAT? With MSG? Sugar? Fluoride? 

Are you trying to make a point about not knowing what "fortified" means? MSG and sugar are not something food is fortified with, the just add flavor, you can make the point that MSG helps by reducing the necessary amount of salt to give a strong flavor so it is healthier than adding salt but that is not what fortified means. No food is fortified with fluoride, that would be dental products and/or water.

You are tossing words around without clarifying them.

If you don't know what fortified means that is not an argument to prove your point, it just mean you are explaining why you are mistaken.

10 seconds of google can lead you to a proper source to understand what the concept means

https://www.webmd.com/diet/what-to-know-about-fortified-foods

Fortified foods are foods with nutrients added to them. This can help boost their nutritional value and benefit your health.