Plastic Found Inside half of Plaques from Clogged Arteries

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Plastics are now everywhere, with tiny fragments found in several major organs of the human body, including the placenta.

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... Given how easily the microscopic particles infiltrate our tissues, it's vital that we learn exactly what kinds of risks they could pose to our health.

Researchers have been busy studying the effects of microplastics in mini-replicas of organs, and in mice, to get a sense of how they might impact the human body. However, the concentrations of microplastics used in those studies might not reflect people's real-world exposure, and few studies have been done in humans.

Now, a small study in Italy has found shards of microplastics in fatty deposits surgically removed from patients who had an operation to open up their clogged arteries -- and reported their health outcomes nearly 3 years later. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-03-16 05:01 PM | Reply

Thanks, Capitalism!

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-03-16 05:02 PM | Reply

Microplastics have been found from the depths of the Mariana Trench to the peaks of Mt Everest... and in the trillions in the oceans.

And it all started it one minute...

www.youtube.com

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2024-03-16 06:04 PM | Reply

People have been so obsessed with "climate" change during the past few decades that it's unfortunately drawn way too much attention away from general environmentalism.

#4 | Posted by sentinel at 2024-03-16 06:23 PM | Reply

Only to idiots.

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-03-16 06:50 PM | Reply

Gotta say, I'm not a fan of plastics and have to agree with Sentinel. Our overall focus as humanity should be steering away from plastics and primarily cleaning up the oceans from the plastic sea we've created (frankly I find this disgusting).

#6 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2024-03-17 01:41 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

4.5 times greater stroke event versus non-plastic plaque, but no control on the sample for smoking, obesity, activity, etc. Not a great study, but one that indicates a controlled study is warranted.

#7 | Posted by YAV at 2024-03-17 08:39 AM | Reply

@#7 ... Not a great study, but one that indicates a controlled study is warranted. ...

Yup.

To me it looked like, as the article put it, a "small study" to see if there was something that warranted a larger, more controlled study.

#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-03-17 12:43 PM | Reply

#6 | Posted by Bluewaffles

You're fine with roasting the oceans with climate change but god forbid they have any plastic in them.

#9 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-03-17 05:08 PM | Reply

Any scientist who studies harm from plastics is putting their own life at risk. The oil companies will happily BOEING them.

#10 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-03-17 05:09 PM | Reply

Our overall focus as humanity should be steering away from plastics and primarily cleaning up the oceans from the plastic sea we've created (frankly I find this disgusting).
#6 | POSTED BY BLUEWAFFLES

^
People like you say the economic cost of doing that will send us back to the Stone Age.

I'd love to be wrong about that, so tell us your plan to get rid of car tires.

#11 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-03-17 05:23 PM | Reply

I'd love to be wrong about that, so tell us your plan to get rid of car tires.

#11 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-03-17 05:23 PM | Reply | Flag:

We should start by taking your bicycle tires and rubber helmet.

#12 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2024-03-17 05:37 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Jokes on you, I ride a tricycle.

#13 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-03-17 05:38 PM | Reply

Divest ever more from oil and fossil fuels. Oil companies, through oil, through methane, through CO2 production, and yes, through plastic production, are responsible for like 70% of the world's environmental ills. We HAVE to move on, where ever possible.

#14 | Posted by earthmuse at 2024-03-17 09:16 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

The Lie-brary
climateintegrity.org

... Evidence shows that Big Oil & Gas knew as early as the 1960s that their products would lead to climate change, and that it could have disastrous impacts worldwide.

This collection of internal company documents has been compiled thanks to the work of journalists, independent researchers, and academics. ...

climateintegrity.org (PDF)
...

They Knew

Scientists and executives at fossil fuel companies such as Exxon knew since as early as 1968 that burning fossil fuels would raise global temperatures, which could lead to "catastrophic" consequences.

...

#15 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-03-17 10:11 PM | Reply

Interesting...

#16 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-03-17 10:12 PM | Reply

But it's your fault, if you drive a car, or bought a loaf of bread that came in a plastic bag.

Signed,
Republicans

#17 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-03-17 10:14 PM | Reply

@#17 ... But it's your fault, ...

Connecticut recently (as of January 1, 2024) increased the bottle deposit from $0.05 to $0.10,

Also, it seems that "juice bottles" are now in the deposit realm.

Background (maybe more than you're interested in...)

portal.ct.gov

... Connecticut is one of 10 states in the U.S. that are "bottle bill" states. Bottle bills, also known as container redemption programs, may have slightly different provisions in each state, but essentially they work by charging a small deposit on a container at the time of purchase which is then returned to the consumer when the empty bottle is returned. Below please find more resources and information about the Connecticut bottle bill and container redemption programs in general. ...

So, yeah, that bottle of V-8 Low Sodium juice is now worth $0.10.

#18 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-03-17 10:48 PM | Reply

What's the point of redemption?

They knew....

The plastic industry knowingly pushed recycling myth for decades, new report finds
www.pbs.org

People have been so obsessed with "climate" change during the past few decades that it's unfortunately drawn way too much attention away from general environmentalism.
#4 | POSTED BY SENTINEL

This is true.

But it's with everything, worrying about some narrow ,when the basic structure is falling apart.

#19 | Posted by oneironaut at 2024-03-18 12:24 AM | Reply

@#19 ... when the basic structure is falling apart. ...

What, specifically, basic structure is falling apart?

thx.

#20 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-03-18 12:40 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

erm... they still don't know if it poses a health risk. I'm not going to panic. Our species already increased its life expectancy 20 years in the last century. Thanks in large part to plastics.

I believe anyone who lives long enough to get a life-threatening build-up of plaque in their arteries deserves to die... and they will... I promise.

#21 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2024-03-19 08:50 PM | Reply