Research estimates On these 200 million people in the United States rely on Tap water contaminated With PFAS or forever chemicals. This chemical class includes more than 9,000 potentially dangerous synthetic compounds associated with cancer and Endocrine disorder-and they have become omnipresent, lurk in everything, from non-layer pans to plastic feed containers and even Beer.
Pfas deserves the nickname forever because they resist the environment and the human body. With a larger exposure, these chemicals bio -accumulating, which leads to higher concentrations in our bodies, soil and water. Although there are not many interventions to reduce PFAs in the body, scientists in Canada may have excluded a potential breakthrough.
A small study from March published in the journal Environmental health showed that people who consumed a fiber preparation reduced the concentrations of certain types of PFAS chemicals. In order to examine the PFAS exposure, the researchers used blood samples – the liquid in the blood that is left after the removal of blood cells and coagulation factors – from 72 adult men with high cholesterol levels, which were collected in 2019 to 2020 as part of a clinical trial for the examination of fiber interventions to reduce blood cholesterol.
The researchers have decided to look at those with high cholesterol, since PFAS exposure is well supported to increase the overall cholesterol level and the LDL cholesterol of the LDL. They found that all participants had at least six different types of PFAS chemicals in their blood.
The participants were divided into two groups: a placebo group and one that for four weeks fiber preparations in the form of a beta-glucan-one kind of soluble fiber derived from oats in food such as oats, barley and mushrooms that were recorded three times a day.
At the end of four weeks, all participants had lower PFAs, but the researchers noticed that for those who took the fiber preparations, specific PFAS chemicals that were drastically reduced after the intervention.
These chemicals (Pfoa, Pfna, Pfda, Pfunda, PfHXs, Pfos and Mefossa) are considered long -chain, which are more persistent in the environment and in our bodies, which makes it considerable that fiber intervention could reduce their concentrations.
How could fibers reduce PFAS chemicals?
Several studies have already established a connection between the consumption of fruit, vegetables and a connection Fiber -rich diets and lower PFAS concentrations in both Adult And Children. But what kind of role plays fiber?
In the most recent study, researchers explain that food fibers could affect the absorption or reactorption of PFAs by forming a gel that lines off the intestine and catches substances such as bile acid – which has a similar chemical structure as PFAs. These gel education fibers can usually be found in food such as oats and barley.
Study restrictions
The researchers warn that this study gives restrictions: the sample size was quite small and the time frame of the intervention was only short.
“Many long -chain -like paws have a half -life of 2 to 7 years, so
In addition, the rehearsals used were originally collected as part of a study to observe changes in cholesterol and not in Pfas. “No information on potential sources of PFAS exposure before or during the study was collected and no attempt to control the differences in the ongoing exposure between intervention and control groups,” said the researchers.
The authors of the study also pointed out that future studies have to test if higher concentrations of the fiber preparations could lead to a higher reduction in PFAS mirrors. Despite the restrictions, the authors are hopeful – more fibers could be a practical and practical way to reduce the amount of chemicals in our body and the tribute that they demand.
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