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Microplastics may be able to enter our bodies through skin contact but we breathe in confirmed amounts daily. : Microplastic by 5Gyres is available at https://bit.ly/3WVwL1O CC BY-SA 2.0

There is no escape from them as they are in the air we breathe and in the everyday products we use.

Microplastics time-bomb

We ingest plastics every minute of the day

There is no escape from them as they are in the air we breathe and in the everyday products we use.

Microplastics enter our bodies in various ways with the top contributor being bottled drinking water. : Microbeads plastic particles by MN Pollution Control Agency is available at https://bit.ly/40lIjhC CC BY-NC 2.0

Measuring microplastics in humans is challenging but researchers already have preliminary figures.

Microplastics time-bomb

How much plastic are we ingesting?

Measuring microplastics in humans is challenging but researchers already have preliminary figures.

While there is no direct evidence yet, researchers are increasingly worried about the link between microplastics and serious diseases. : ‘Eating a plastic syringe’ by Quinn Dombrowski is available at https://bit.ly/4054rNk CC BY-SA 2.0

To reduce the threat of microplastics in our bodies, we need to reduce the use of plastics in the environment.

Microplastics time-bomb

Plastics in bowels a sign we need to change

To reduce the threat of microplastics in our bodies, we need to reduce the use of plastics in the environment.

We are eating, drinking and breathing in increasingly higher amounts of plastic particles which can poison us. : Michael Joiner, 360info CC BY 4.0

Scientists are warning against grave long-term consequences.

The microplastics time-bomb in our bodies

Micronutrient deficiency affects the health of more than two billion people. : Marco Verch Professional Photographer/Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/30478819@N08/50916158133 CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Our world is not suffering from a lack of calories, but a lack of good nutrition which can sustain us. Science might just have the answers.

Science against the clock

Obese and malnourished: the food future we face

The prevalence of diabetes is increasing, largely as a result of better care for patients : Oskar Annermarken (Flickr) CC 2.0

Reports of a diabetes tsunami are hiding a key part of the picture. There’s a good reason the numbers are increasing.

Science against the clock

Increase in diabetes numbers hides a ray of hope