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Nanoplastic Ingestion Causes Neurological Deficits

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Post by Taywee »

ricardobeat wrote: post #301
ifyoubuildit wrote: post #230

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I think sparkling water is a great alternative, but I'm skeptical that all the fake sugars will turn out to be much better in the end. We seem to have a habit of replacing known bad things with things that we just haven't found out are bad yet.

Indeed the WHO advised against sweeteners just a couple weeks back: https://www.who.int/news/item/15-05-2023-who-advises-not-to-...

Specifically for weight control.

If you're already in the middle of the healthy BMI range and not having trouble keeping a healthy weight, I don't think there's been a demonstrated harm.

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Post by m463 »

balaji1 wrote: post #135
neom wrote: post #4

My mum when I was a kid in the 90s: we don't store things in plastic, glass or ceramic only Me when I was a kid in the 90s: mum is a f'ing idiot wtf is wrong with plastic this hippy shit is dumb My mum 2020s: so plastic huh? Me 2020s: ugh.

What are the concerns about the “plastic” carpets in American homes? They are pretty much everywhere. They shed fibers all the time. We’re in contact with it all the time.

carpets also have PFAS

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Post by diydsp »

mensetmanusman wrote: post #202
Night_Thastus wrote: post #16

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If you can, there are some great borosilicate glass containers out there. I use them for everything. The ones I have seal well enough that I can fill it with soup and stick it in a backpack, ride somewhere and it's fine on the other side. Thick enough to be basically unbreakable, microwavable, dishwasher-safe, etc. Don't need to worry about tomato staining either like on plastic. I've been thrilled with mine.

Storing leftovers in glass when the entire supply chain is plastic... would be interesting to know how futile this is.

Not the "entire." Watch some food factory vids. A lot of it is metal, waxed cardboard, silicone etc.

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Post by kamikaz1k »

dennis_jeeves1 wrote: post #310
snapcaster wrote: post #204

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It sounds like you and your wife have different values. I see a lot of people that share her opinion. It's hard for me to not be mad at them since their lack of care is what enables companies to act like this in the first place and not lose customers

>It sounds like you and your wife have different values. Different values or something else...

What is the something else?

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Post by merlinran »

DoreenMichele wrote: post #264
timeon wrote: post #263

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> Most drinks come in plastic or metal containers these days. But do people buy those drinks daily? I drink mostly just tap water - because it is convenient - as it is almost everywhere.

I live in a 100 year old building with lots of plumbing issues. I don't trust my tap water. I limit my consumption of it. So, yes, I buy such drinks -- and consume them -- daily . This is possibly a class issue. Lots of people in the world lack reliable access to clean water. There are entire charities devoted to trying to remedy that fact.

How about filter the tap water? much more convenient, economic, and healthy than keep buying drinks.

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Post by DoreenMichele »

merlinran wrote: post #315
DoreenMichele wrote: post #264

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I live in a 100 year old building with lots of plumbing issues. I don't trust my tap water. I limit my consumption of it. So, yes, I buy such drinks -- and consume them -- daily . This is possibly a class issue. Lots of people in the world lack reliable access to clean water. There are entire charities devoted to trying to remedy that fact.

How about filter the tap water? much more convenient, economic, and healthy than keep buying drinks.

How about you butt out of my life?

I didn't come here to ask a bunch of random internet strangers to tell me what a stupid fuck up they believe me to be for absolutely no reason and how easily they think they can solve my problems with a snap of their fingers.

I intended to make two points:

1. Given what a shit world we live in, harder plastic bottles are the lesser evil in many cases. They are much less poisonous than styrofoam containers, especially when hot consumables are put in styrofoam containers.

2. Gas fumes are a related threat, so the less exposure you have to gas fumes, the better.

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Post by whatscooking »

stevebmark wrote: post #126
Solvency wrote: post #48

So do seed oils and other PUFAs and a thousand other things and if anyone would just listen to a podcast once in a while (like Peter Attia's) they'd learn a thing or two.

The people who think seed oils are unhealthy and cause inflammation are up there with the most ignorant folks in nutrition.

So having abnormally high omega-6 to omega-3 ratios in your food when natural food hardly has any omega-6 fats doesn’t sound like a problem to you?

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Post by hnick »

anlaw wrote: post #60
ren_engineer wrote: post #53

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will be interesting to see if plastic ends up being our modern day equivalent to Rome and their lead pipes

Sounds like leaded gas. Wasn’t banned until 1980s. Our leaders are 80 year old post war shell shocked, Cold War paranoids who huffed leaded gas fumes for decades. Explains quite a lot actually.

A lot of voters, too...

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DoreenMichele wrote: post #136

I personally try to avoid canned drinks and foods to avoid metal poisoning. I typically buy two liter sodas in plastic bottles and avoid softer plastics. Styrofoam cups and other styrofoam food containers are awful. If you get hot food in a styrofoam go box, the box is often visibly marked by contact with hot food and you can smell it and taste it. It's also potentially a reason to switch to an electric vehicle -- to…

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