A new research shows microplastics in 90% of table salt brands sampled worldwide. Salt samples from 21 countries in Europe, North and South America, Africa, and Asia were analyzed.
Of 39 salt brands tested, 36 had microplastics in them, according to National Geographic.
The three brands that did not contain microplastics are from Taiwan (refined sea salt), China (refined rock salt), and France (unrefined sea salt produced by solar evaporation).
If you are wondering if this is harmful, the new study estimates that the average adult consumes approximately 2,000 microplastics per year through salt.
Not much research has been done on the negative effects these microplastics can do to our body, but scientists have suggested that a number of chemicals are added at the manufacturing stage for the microplastics, and it’s possible that these are released into the body.
In sufficient concentrations these chemicals can injure and kill cells.
The cells may be replaced successfully, or they may not.
There could be damage to protein and DNA, suggested Professor Frank Kelly, director of the Environmental Research Group at King’s College London.
Now, if you are worried about microplastics in table salt, what you can do is buy Himalayan salt.
Pink Himalayan salt is made from rock crystals of salt that have been mined from areas close to the Himalayas, often in Pakistan.
It contains trace minerals in the salt, like magnesium, potassium. and calcium.
Most importantly, it does not contain microplastics.
I hope this will help you to be aware of the microplastics in table salt as much as possible.
Source: The Alkaline Diet.org Emma Deangela
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