Evaluating research To which 200 million people in the US are counting Water from the tap contaminated with pfas or forever with chemicals. This class of chemicals includes more than 9,000 potentially dangerous synthetic compounds related to cancer, and endocrine disorders-And they became ubiquitous beer.
PFAS earned the nickname forever chemicals from their resistance to destruction – both in the environment and in the human body. With great exposure, these chemicals are Bioaccumulate, which leads to higher concentrations in our bodies, soil and water. Although not many interventions in the body reduction in the body, scientists in Canada may have found a potential breakthrough.
A small study since March published in the magazine Environmental health They showed that people who used fiber supplements reduced the concentration of certain types of PFAS chemicals. To explore the impact of PFAS, the researchers used serum samples – fluid in blood remnants after removal of blood cells and coagulation factors – from 72 adult men with high cholesterol, which was collected in 2019 to 2020 as part of the clinical examination of the dietary fiber intervention to reduce cholesterol.
Researchers have decided to look at those who have high cholesterol because it is well maintained that the impact of PFAS can increase the overall and LDL (poor) cholesterol. They found that all participants had at least six different types of PFAS chemicals that were present in their blood.
Participants were divided into two groups: a placebo-group and the one that took fibers for four weeks in the form of a beta-glucan, obtained oatmeal with soluble fiber found in products such as oats, barley and mushrooms three times a day.
At the end of four weeks, all participants had a lower PFA level, but the researchers noticed that for those who accept the fiber supplement, after the intervention there were specific PFAS chemicals that fell sharply.
These chemicals (PFOA, PFNA, PFDA, PFUNDA, PFOS, PFOS and MEFOSSA) are considered to be long chains that are more sustainable in the environment and our bodies, which makes the fiber intervention.
How can fiber reduce PFAS chemicals?
A number of studies have already established the connection between the consumption of fruits, vegetables and Diets rich in fiber and less pfas concentrations in both adults and children. But what role does the fiber play?
In a recent study, researchers explain that dietary fibers can interfere with the absorption or PFAS rehabilitation, forming a gel that produces bowel and traps like gallic acid – which has a similar chemical structure with PFAS. These gel fibers are usually found in products such as oats and barley.
Restrictions study
Researchers are cautious that there are restrictions in this study: the sampling size was quite small, and the intervention terms were only short in four weeks.
“Many PFAS with a long chain have a half-life on an order of magnitude 2-7 years, so one monthly intervention may be insufficient for a strong effect on the PFA serum concentration,” the authors write.
In addition, the samples were initially used in the study intended to monitor cholesterol, not PFA. “There was no information collected about potential PFAS exposure to or during the study, and not an attempt to control the differences in constant influences between groups of intervention and control,” the researchers explained.
The study authors also noted that in future studies it is necessary to check whether the higher concentrations of fiber supplements can lead to a greater decrease in PFAS. But despite the restrictions, the authors hope that more fiber can present a practical and possible way to reduce the amount of eternal chemicals in our body, and the fee they accept.
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Originally this story was presented on Fortune.com
