Andrew Huberman· PhD
It's released at very high levels at extremes of temperature, so you definitely don't want to put a food-containing plastic container into a microwave to heat it up, because then even more plastic gets released.
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.
It's released at very high levels at extremes of temperature, so you definitely don't want to put a food-containing plastic container into a microwave to heat it up, because then even more plastic gets released.
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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.
Or even cook hot food and then put it into plastic and then consume it.