In a recent study, it was stated that an adult person ingests between 39-52 thousand plastic particles each year, and researchers believe that the best way to reduce the amount of microplastics consumed by human beings is to reduce the production and use of plastic until the health effects of microplastics are clearly demonstrated. they said it was.
According to a study by scientists at the New York University School of Medicine in the United States (USA), babies have 10 times more microparticle plastic in their stools than adults. Health experts say that the effects of chemicals found in plastics on the development of babies are dangerous.
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Kurunthachalam Kannan, a public health scientist at the New York University School of Medicine and co-author of the study, says the development of the child’s body depends on a healthy endocrine system, and vice versa affects the early stages of life. Research on this subject shows that exposure to endocrine disruptors can cause cancer.
Examining the stool of a 1-year-old baby, three newborns, and ten adults for the study, the scientists found that PET concentrations were ten times higher than in adults. Plastic found in newborn babies indicates that they had plastic in their bodies before they were born. Stating that the plastic in babies’ stools is not surprising, the researchers point out that materials such as feeding bottles, clothes, toys, dishes, diapers, that is, everything around babies are made of plastic. Babies who touch them also often bring their hands to their mouths.
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