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This popular fermented food may help flush microplastics from the body (sciencedaily.com)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/fermentation@mander.xyz
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Scientists in South Korea have discovered that a probiotic bacterium found in kimchi may help the body flush out tiny plastic particles before they can build up in organs. In lab tests, the kimchi-derived microbe clung tightly to nanoplastics even under conditions designed to mimic the human intestine, where other bacteria quickly lost their grip.

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[–] 16 points 5 months ago

I'm going to need a few more labs, preferably outside of South Korea, to replicate these findings before I believe them. Nevertheless, I'll keep making and eating kimchi here in Minnesota. It's tasty stuff.

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    [–] 7 points 5 months ago

    The World Institute of Kimchi

    There really is a group for everything!

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    [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Mmm kimchi. Kinda surprised it is a probiotic doing the work and not more the cabbage, fiber is so important for, well, elimination.

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