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Re:Heart disease deaths worldwide linked to chemical widely ... by fellowniusmonk on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @02:01PM (#43835943)
Based on everything I know about the mechanism of action and the impact of dietary fiber in general on microplastic adsorption I would need to see a study with protocols and raw data published to be convinced that barley is lacking and your solution is superior but I'm open to it.

https://iadns.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/fft2....

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Re:Heart disease deaths worldwide linked to chemical widely ... by jvanderbot on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @02:08PM (#43836039)
Unfortunately, unless I've misread, the evidence for barley in this case is zero. So any evidence for the modified solution wins.
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Re:Heart disease deaths worldwide linked to chemical widely ... by fellowniusmonk on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @02:31PM (#43836311)
Hulled Barley is a combination of both IDF and SDF's, that study is for DF across the board. Frankly a barley drink made with unfiltered french press coffee would probably be the single best/easiest validated drink for reducing absorption of microplastics and heavy metals.

But it is an under researched area for sure.

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Re:Heart disease deaths worldwide linked to chemical widely ... by toxic72 on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @04:28PM (#43837668)
Can you expand on the coffee portion? Why would that be beneficial?
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