Paul Saladino· MD
Your can of soda, energy drink, or beer is FULL of MILLIONS of microplastics and nanoplastics, and you probably don’t know it.
Loading…
The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
Your can of soda, energy drink, or beer is FULL of MILLIONS of microplastics and nanoplastics, and you probably don’t know it.
Every Sunday: the week’s new conflicts and verdict changes — and nothing else.
Native comments, Twitter mentions, and Reddit threads about this claim — surfaced together so the conversation isn't fragmented across platforms.
Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
Would love a "what would change this verdict" RSS feed. Sign me up if it exists.
All cans are lined with plastic. All plastics are leeching micro/nanoplastics into your drink.
did you know that when you drink a soda when you drink a sparkling water that's in a can anything you are drinking that's in a can it has all of that plastic lining the can to prevent what's in the can from reacting with the aluminum microplastics are a big deal they've been found in human test I Les human ovaries they're probably endocrine disrupting forever chemicals are endocrine disrupting they're hormone disrupting they're in that plastic touching everything you drink out of a can or a box that is also lined with plastic and you are drinking that and that is a major contributor to microplastics in your diet to Forever chemicals and to hormone disrupting chemicals
this is just like what's inside an aluminum can in case you didn't know an aluminum can is basically aluminum around a big plastic thing that looks like a condom
But all cans are lined with plastic. So, soda cans, the worst can is a soup can because soup cans are filled with hot soup.
This isn’t just about canned soup—the same principle likely applies to other canned products, including soda, sparkling water, and other canned foods. It’s important to recognize that many aluminum cans are lined with plastics containing chemicals like BPA.
we should consider reducing our consumption of canned foods and canned beverages so many aluminum cans are lined with plastic Co Coatings these Coatings contain BPA or they have Alternatives like BPS which carry similar health risks