Scientists urge pregnant women to avoid using plastic bottles
1 year, 9 months ago

Scientists urge pregnant women to avoid using plastic bottles

Daily Mail  

Experts have recommended drinking out of glass or metal bottles due to growing fears that tiny plastic particles may wreak havoc on our health. Experts have recommended drinking out of glass or metal bottles due to growing fears that tiny plastic particles may wreak havoc on our health Microplastics used in food packaging and paint are found in live human VEINS for the first time - 'I would avoid stuffing the placenta with plastic particles, in order not to have the foetus affected.' Previous research has suggested plastic particles that penetrate human tissue can impact the production of certain hormones and may therefore impair biological processes. Previous research has suggested plastic particles that penetrate human tissue can impact the production of certain hormones and may therefore impair biological processes He said: 'From the stomach of the pregnant animal, 24 hours later we found these micro- and nano-plastics in the placenta.

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Plastic pieces that can seep into your bloodstream are hiding in bottled water
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Plastic pieces that can seep into your bloodstream are hiding in bottled water

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new study found people are consuming a quarter million of tiny invisible pieces of …

For the Love of God, Stop Microwaving Plastic
1 year, 4 months ago

For the Love of God, Stop Microwaving Plastic

Wired  

At the start of his third year of graduate school, Kazi Albab Hussain became a father. “At that time,” Hussain says, “I was purchasing many baby foods, and I was seeing that, even in baby foods, there are a lot of plastics.” Hussain wanted to know how much was being released from the kinds of containers he’d been buying. In …

Microplastics in humans: Nanoplastics can cross placenta into unborn babies, study reveals
1 year, 11 months ago

Microplastics in humans: Nanoplastics can cross placenta into unborn babies, study reveals

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scientists warn it is impossible to stop children ingesting …

Why This Expert Insists We Switch From Plastic To Copper or Steel Water Bottles
2 years, 2 months ago

Why This Expert Insists We Switch From Plastic To Copper or Steel Water Bottles

News 18  

Plastics are gradually being banned everywhere in the world. In addition to causing extensive damage to the environment, plastic also causes innumerable health problems in our bodies. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dr Vaishali | MD Ayurveda Doctor Vyshali shed light on the detrimental effects of plastics on the human body. Plastic contains dioxin and biphenyl, …

Microplastic Pollution Has Reached Everywhere, Including Placentas of Unborn Babies
4 years ago

Microplastic Pollution Has Reached Everywhere, Including Placentas of Unborn Babies

News 18  

It’s 2020 and we can all agree – plastic pollution is worse now than it’s ever been. In new research which is considered great cause for concern, microplastic particles have been revealed in the placentas of unborn babies for the first time. Further studies need to be performed to assess if the presence of microplastics may trigger immune responses or …

Babies Who Are Bottle-fed Ingest Millions of Microplastics Every Day, Finds New Study
4 years, 2 months ago

Babies Who Are Bottle-fed Ingest Millions of Microplastics Every Day, Finds New Study

News 18  

Bottle-fed babies may ingest more than a million pieces of microplastics each day, new research showed Monday highlighting the abundance of plastics in our food products. The authors of the research, published in the Nature Food journal, said that sterilisation and exposure to high water temperatures had the biggest effect on microplastic release, going from 0.6 million particles per litre …

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