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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (13 children)

Isn't plastic basically biologically inert? So unless it is physically blocking something shouldn't we have seen adverse effects if it actually was dangerous? Or maybe health problems just haven't been associated with it yet. I think with lead it was obvious pretty quickly. I am a dumbass tho, so maybe someone smarter can correct me.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Plastic is mimicking certain hormones and I'm suspecting that the recent rise in cancer rates is linked to plastic intake.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ah okay, didn't know that. Danke.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

why would you listen to a random nobody hypothesize about medicine

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Because I am a random nobody doing the same thing.

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