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This popular fermented food may help flush microplastics from the body

Science Daily · May 18, 2026, 9:59 AM

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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 intesti

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