Dr. Moose@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTiny gut “sponge” bacteria found to flush out toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”www.sciencedaily.comexternal-linkmessage-square68linkfedilinkarrow-up1505arrow-down13
arrow-up1502arrow-down1external-linkTiny gut “sponge” bacteria found to flush out toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”www.sciencedaily.comDr. Moose@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square68linkfedilink
minus-squarecanihasaccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·3 days agoThere’s some evidence for the same mechanism of action reducing PFAS: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0041008X24003879 https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12940-025-01165-8
minus-squareDeebster@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoEven better, those studies are testing dietary fibre generally, not just oats, so anyone eating their daily fruits and vegetables is already getting that benefit.
minus-squareKyle@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·3 days agoWelp, I’m having oats for breakfast tomorrow 😄
minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoJust gotta make sure they aren’t already full of microplastics.
There’s some evidence for the same mechanism of action reducing PFAS:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0041008X24003879
https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12940-025-01165-8
Even better, those studies are testing dietary fibre generally, not just oats, so anyone eating their daily fruits and vegetables is already getting that benefit.
Welp, I’m having oats for breakfast tomorrow 😄
Just gotta make sure they aren’t already full of microplastics.