America has a $250 billion problem: Microplastics have invaded our bloodstreams and may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
https://fortune.com/well/article/microplastics-health-effects/ #plastic #press
@cbarbermd I feel a bit better about the 'may' being in there.
@Tharpa Here’s the problem, which I mention… “A stunning report in the New England Journal of Medicine in March found that among patients who were undergoing tests for carotid artery disease, those in whom microplastics were detected within the plaque lining their arteries were at a 4.5 times greater risk of experiencing a heart attack, stroke, or death from any cause at 34 months of follow-up than those without such findings.”