This Popular Fermented Food May Remove Microplastics From Your Body
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Key Points:
- Microplastics and nanoplastics, which result from the breakdown of plastics, have been found in various human organs and pose risks to organ function, DNA, and metabolic and reproductive health.
- A study published in Bioresource Technology discovered that a lactic acid bacterium found in kimchi can bind to nanoplastics in the intestine and help expel them from the body through bowel movements.
- Experiments in mice showed that those given the kimchi-derived bacterium excreted twice as much nanoplastic compared to those without probiotic treatment.
- The research suggests that microorganisms from traditional fermented foods like kimchi could offer a natural, biological method to combat plastic pollution’s health impacts.
- Dr. Sehee Lee emphasized the growing recognition of plastic pollution as both an environmental and public health issue, highlighting the potential of fermented food-derived microbes as a solution.
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