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  • IBD and microplastics might be related

    From RS Wood@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 23 03:52:42 2021
    From the «plasticky poop» department:
    Feed: Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily
    Title: People with IBD have more microplastics in their feces
    Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2021 08:40:24 -0500
    Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211222084024.htm

    Microplastics -- tiny pieces of plastic less than 5 mm in length -- are everywhere, from bottled water to food to air. According to recent estimates, people consume tens of thousands of these particles each year, with unknown health consequences. Now, researchers have found that people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have more microplastics in their feces than healthy controls, suggesting that the fragments could be related to the disease process.



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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to rsw@therandymon.com on Thu Dec 23 04:56:09 2021
    On Thu, 23 Dec 2021 03:52:42 -0000 (UTC), RS Wood
    <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote:

    Now, researchers have found that people with inflammatory
    bowel disease (IBD) have more microplastics in their feces than healthy >controls, suggesting that the fragments could be related to the disease process.

    Just based upon the above, behavior could be related to IBD.

    Looks like statistical research, without biological underpinnings.

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