Andrew Huberman· PhD
as of now we don't have any causal data linking microplastics to spefic specific human diseases
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
as of now we don't have any causal data linking microplastics to spefic specific human diseases
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there are a lot of animal data and indeed some human data showing that microplastics which consist of particles of different sizes can be very detrimental to our health at the same time it's important to realize that as of now we don't have any causal data linking microplastics to spefic specific human diseases that said there's a lot of correlative data
The work measures exposure, not proven health harm.
we actually don't have data yet that definitively states that these plastics are doing harm. There is data to suggest that there may be downsides to having these extra plastics in your body, but it's all currently in animals and it's all sort of like um correlative but not causitive.