Your lunch might be feeding you a mouthful of microplastics with each bite. Here are some microplastic-prone foods that you ...

At this point, most people know that microplastics are everywhere. Scientists have shown that tiny particles, amounting to ...

A team of researchers from ANSES, France’s food safety agency, has found that drinks sold in glass bottles actually contain ...

Humans consume microplastics via many channels. We might ingest them while eating seafood, breath them in through the air, or consume food with trace amounts of its plastic packaging.

Despite fruits and vegetables being among the healthiest foods we can consume, they are not immune to microplastics. "One study found that apples were the most contaminated fruit and .carrots were the ...

New research links microplastics to higher risks of diabetes, stroke and heart disease in coastal communities.

Among 152 coastal counties studied, those with very high levels of marine microplastics showed higher rates of diabetes, ...

Exposure to microplastic pollution might raise the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, according to a new study.

Seafood On the topic of seafood, Dr Coleman raised concerns about the prevalence of microplastics in our waterways, with plankton absorbing these plastics and fish consuming the contaminated plankton.

More research is needed to understand how people in coastal communities are exposed to microplastics and to determine how much exposure is harmful to their health.

A new ecological study links high marine microplastic levels near US coastlines with significantly greater prevalence of type 2 diabetes, coronary artery disease, and stroke. The findings raise ...