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It's often said human bodies are very tolerant to abuse. But are they? Wouldn't surprise me if (with hindsight, in a few decades or so) such claims will be walked back on.

Ultra-processed foods, microplastics, a variety of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), pesticides, PFAS, medicines flushed in toilets with some of them persistent in environment, heavy metals, 1000s of plastic additives, the list goes on. All of those getting everywhere & with happily interacting, poorly understood effects. And then we're 'surprised' early-onset cancers are on the rise.



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