Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DIxE_fis4Ln/An epidemiological study from Cleveland’s Case Western University shows that microplastics in your body are in the top 10 of 154 factors associated with higher risks of high blood pressure, stroke, and diabetes.  The researchers looked the incidence of diseases in communities along the East, West, and Gulf coasts where the high concentration of microplastics is well-documented and tends to be higher than in inland water sources.The tabulated data confirms that environmental micro/nanoplastic concentrations have a stronger association with the incidence of hypertension, diabetes, and stroke than other pollutants in the air, chemical toxins in the water, and negative socioeconomic conditions.If there is any good news, this study suggests that microplastic pollution is not a key factor in  the development of cancer.Remember too that this study fails to prove a causative role for microplastics in human disease.  It only shows an association