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Mar 31, 2026

Kimchi Linked to Reduced Microplastics in New Study

New research suggests a widely consumed food may help remove harmful microplastics from the body by binding to particles or aiding their excretion, pointing to a potential dietary approach to reducing long-term exposure and related health risks.

Mar 31, 2026·3 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪Nanoplastics measure less than 1 micrometer and microplastics measure less than 5 millimeters
  • ▪Researchers at the World Institute of Kimchi identified a bacterium from kimchi that can bind to nanoplastics and microplastics in the gut
  • ▪Dr. Sehee Lee is the lead researcher of the kimchi nanoplastics study

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Drug Approval and Clinical Trials1Environmental and Occupational Health1Gut health & microbiome1Microplastics1Nutrition fundamentals1

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