Humans consume the equivalent of a credit card worth of plastic every week: Report

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People are consuming about 5 grams of plastic every week, which is the equivalent of a credit card, report finds.

The consumption of plastic has become unavoidable in recent years, but a new report is proving just how much humans are ingesting on a regular basis.

The single largest source of plastic ingestion is through water, both bottled and tap, the analysis found. Other consumables with the highest recorded plastic levels include shellfish, beer and salt. The long-term effects of ingesting large quantities of plastic are unclear, but studies are underway, according to the report.

 

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I find the report as most studies to be taken with a grain of salt ...

Yummy.

This is s dangerous statement about microplastic presence in the majority of population body who drinks water, eat fish, meat, chicken, eggs and marine salt. We have the same situation with mercury in tuna, pesticides in every food you eat, hormones, lead, modified starch...,

So a credit card weighs 5 grams? I’m a have to find this out. A nickel weighs 4.9gm rounded off to 5gm.

If they actually are their credit cards instead, they could get out of debt.

So...I'm supposed to remove the wrapping before eating a candy bar?

You must not be familiar with 'my strange addiction'...you can eat your mattress every day and not die...

And 7 spiders, too, right?

How does 'plastic' get in tap water?

Lol wut

If it's good enough for every other critter on the planet, why not us as well?

I wonder how many Weight Watcher points a credit card is worth? Calories? Carbs?

Better than paying them.

i eat credit cards so whatever

Se considera un imperio los norteamericanos pero no son capaces de hallar una solución al problema del plástico que tal vez más adelante si sigue así causar la extinción de nuestros peces cambio yo sí puedo segundo

But is it relieving my debt? No? The maybe another analogy is appropriate. Like the equivalent of a straw, or a hockey puck, or a bag I get from the grocery store.

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Good to know... I'll stop Eating...

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