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Re:Evidence suggests microplastics in water pose ‘minimal he... by bhaak on Thursday August 22, 2019 @07:16AM (#20766784)
Are there any unknowns for the causes of higher cancer rates, autism, diabetes?

I'm with you in regards to allergies, though.

Re:Evidence suggests microplastics in water pose ‘minimal he... by psychrometer on Thursday August 22, 2019 @10:30AM (#20768441)
I think the increase in allergies is due to children not being exposed to allergens. It used to be the advice to not feed your child foods that are commonly allergenic but now the advice is reversed.

https://www.livescience.com/57383-peanut-allergy-prevention-...

Re:Evidence suggests microplastics in water pose ‘minimal he... by SketchySeaBeast on Thursday August 22, 2019 @09:51AM (#20768040)
I grew up on an acreage, drinking well water in the 80s - I doubt it was contaminated by micro-plastics. We had animals of all sorts. I still have brutal allergies - the irony being that the things I was exposed to the most (we kept horses) is the thing I'm most allergic to.
Re:Evidence suggests microplastics in water pose ‘minimal he... by israel-oliveira on Thursday August 22, 2019 @10:29AM (#20768437)
Pregnant woman feeds in such a way that develops propensity to diabetes in the baby. Certain exposures to food, bacteria, fungi, protozoa make us hypersensitive to these or other microbes over time. Your situation with the horses is curious. It may or may not be caused by genetics, I imagine you have already thought about it a lot.
Re:Evidence suggests microplastics in water pose ‘minimal he... by alexandercrohde on Thursday August 22, 2019 @09:10AM (#20767615)
There are unknowns for autism, high cancer rates, autoimmune disorders, near-sightedness