In the modern world, where plastic use is rising daily, this substance is dispersed everywhere—in the air, the sea, and the streets—but it is not common to find plastic in breastmilk that is given to nursing infants.
Researchers on mothers advised against consuming meals, beverages, face cream, and even toothpaste that is packaged in plastic.
According to the British tabloid “Daily Mail,” this invitation was issued after Italian researchers discovered plastic remnants in mothers’ milk that was used to breastfeed infants.
This substance is known as “fine plastics,” which are tiny pieces of plastic that are manufactured and have a length of less than 5 millimetres. The majority of these fine plastics are derived from single-use products like plastic bottles.
Three-quarters of the women who participated in the study had this piece.
A week after having their infants, 34 women in Rome donated samples of their milk, allowing researchers to identify 75% of the samples.
Previous research has shown that dead bodies and living people have plastic remnants in their blood, brains, and lungs.
However, this is the first time that these compounds have been found in human milk, and babies are particularly at danger from chemical contaminants.
However, the researchers say there is an urgent need to conduct more research in this field, but they stressed that breastfeeding remains to a large extent the best way to feed children.
To comfort mothers concerning these substances, British public health specialist Professor Frank Kelly said: “The fine plastics are distributed in the air all around us.
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“We cannot exclude that these materials were contaminated inside the laboratory,” he continued, “unless these examinations are carried out in sterile and completely isolated rooms.”
He considered that the important thing is the size of these small molecules so that they are able to pass through the course of the dom and reach the organs, indicating that if a person swallows plastic, he may get out of the body in the output process..
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