Your Health

The smaller the plastic, the bigger the impact

The smaller the plastic, the bigger the impact on our health. Scientists find plastic almost everywhere in the human body. Even in fetuses. That is why the Plastic Soup Foundation does everything it can to stop plastic pollution at the source and protect future generations.

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It is becoming increasingly clear that plastic makes us sick.

Nanoplastics are tiny pieces of plastic, so small that they can also end up in your blood. Since 2022, we can measure how many nanoplastics can be found in food. That's one way how they end up in your body. But they are also in the air you breathe, and that's how they end up in your brain.

 

Sound unhealthy? That's what research shows. That's why the Plastic Soup Foundation is committed to putting a complete end to the production and use of disposable plastic: Turn off the tap!

 

We also see solutions: We know that international treaties can make a difference.

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What can I do to ingest less plastic?

Go on a plastic diet! There are plenty of products that are still, or already plastic-free.

Go on a plastic diet

In our Plastic Soup Foundation videos we let scientists explain in plain language what their concerns are since their research on plastic. We also share these recordings with policy makers.

This is how plastic affects your body

Every year, studies emerge showing how much plastic can change our bodies. We highlight three issues here. 

Harmful for children

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Microplastics in our brains

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Accelerating effect on spreading of cancer

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Scientists are concerned

Groundbreaking research, led by Professor Thais Mauad, supported by the Plastic Soup Foundation, shows how microplastics can enter our brain directly via the nose. This route was considered safe, but now it turns out that this is not the case. This is very worrying, because the 1000x smaller nanoplastics also enter our brains. These particles in particular have the ability to infiltrate cells.

Prof. Dr. Thais Mauad

“Not only do we inhale plastic, it also enters our brains through our olfactory organs, where it damages cells”

Prof. Dr. Lukas Kenner

"I'm really afraid of the fact that plastic particles could lead to early onset cancer."

Dr. Jane Muncke

"Plastics end up in our food through disposable packaging"

Huge increase in research into plastic and health

The world's first study of microfibers in human lungs in 2019 by the University of Groningen was fueled by the Plastic Soup Foundation. This expanded to over 200 scientific studies worldwide by 2022!

 

If we can achieve this, we can also achieve a Global Plastic Treaty. Do you support our work? You can support us by making a donation, signing petitions or subscribing our newsletter.