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Why is it terrifying? Because it's "artificial"? Would you be more at ease with something "natural" as calcium being part of the plaque?

We've been living with plastics for decades. I don't see people dropping dead around me. Life expectancy around the world has been steadily growing, not the other way around. When exactly are these micro/nano plastics supposed to kill me? When I'm 90?

Hmm, many health markers have been declining. Fertility, hormone levels, many exotic cancers incidence rates and how often they occur in young people. You may need to just look a bit harder.

>Why is it terrifying? Because it's "artificial"?

Nope, that's not the issue, and I'll happily take every vaccine going or even a plastic artificial heart if needs be.

It's terrifying because it doesn't break down. The calcium at least is more understandable.

The calcium that's part of the plaque doesn't break down either. It stays there, despite being understandable.

My thoughts exactly.

I'd be surprised if blood tests don't include a microplastics section in the coming years.

another thing added to the list of things to worry about