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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by anonuser123456 on Saturday February 13, 2021 @03:29PM (#26126537)
The relative effects of sugar and obesity dwarf the disruption of the endocrine and immune system compared to the average levels of plastic pollution. I’m not saying it’s not a problem, but we’re talking lifetime effects of 1 in 4 (cancer via obesity, sugar) vs lifetime effects of <1/1000 (plasticizers etc).
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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by ArkanExplorer on Saturday February 13, 2021 @03:36PM (#26126615)
That's true for the average person, but you cannot avoid these plastics in the same way that you can avoid sugar.

Packaging materials are not disclosed on the ingredients list, for example. Few people would know that the insides of drink cans or food tins are coated with plastic.

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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by f6v on Saturday February 13, 2021 @03:51PM (#26126781)
Buy eggs, vegetables, crops and meat from the butcher. To say it otherwise, avoid processed foods.
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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by anonuser123456 on Saturday February 13, 2021 @03:44PM (#26126690)
The average person doesn’t need to avoid plastics is my point. They are a walking carcinogen already. Eliminating plastics for the average Joe is just rearranging deck chairs on the titanic.
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