Summary
Scientists in South Korea have discovered that a probiotic bacterium found in kimchi may help the body flush out tiny plastic particles before they can build up in organs. In lab tests, the kimchi-derived microbe clung tightly to nanoplastics even under conditions designed to mimic the human intestine, where other bacteria quickly lost their grip.
This popular fermented food may help flush microplastics from the body
https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260517211451.htm
3 Comments
f1error@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 92d
I'm going to need a few more labs, preferably outside of South Korea, to replicate these findings before I believe them. Nevertheless, I'll keep making and eating kimchi here in Minnesota. It's tasty stuff.
Montagge@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 92d
There really is a group for everything!
RBWells@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 86d
Mmm kimchi. Kinda surprised it is a probiotic doing the work and not more the cabbage, fiber is so important for, well, elimination.