There are better food storage containers to choose from. Plastic containers are commonly used to store and microwave food, but experts and scientific research warns that these containers can leach ...

Plastic wrap serves many different purposes in the kitchen, from keeping food fresh to preventing spills -- but can it go ...

A plastic spoon’s worth of plastic is inside your brain: “Research reveals that human brains contain approximately a spoon's worth of microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs), with levels 3-5 times ...

Here’s what you need to know amid concerns about microplastics and toxic chemicals. Reviewed by Dietitian Kelli McGrane, M.S., RD "Key Takeaways" Only plastic containers designated microwave-safe by ...

Way back when, there were rampant rumors warning against standing too close to the microwave while waiting for food to heat for fear of the radiation causing cancer. Now, there seems to be another, ...

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Scientists are examining the effect on brain health of microplastics and one of the largest sources of microplastics: ultra-processed foods. Earlier this year, scientists discovered that there is ...

"There’s much more plastic in our brains than I ever would have imagined," the study's lead author said Getty Researchers have found there's a spoon-sized amount of microplastics in the human brain.

REDUCE INFLAMMATION AND STABILIZE BLOOD SUGAR. WE ARE NOW HEARING MORE ABOUT THE DANGERS OF MICROPLASTICS TO OUR BODIES. I SPOKE WITH KOAT UNM, HEALTH EXPERT, DOCTOR ASH, ABOUT WHERE WE CAN FIND THEM ...