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Eating more fiber could reduce ‘forever chemicals’ in bodies, study suggests

Photo credit: Yana Iskayeva / Getty Images - Fiber could be a new ally in the fight against Pfas in the human body.

Read the full article by Tom Perkins (The Guardian)

“Consuming higher amounts of fiber reduces levels of toxic Pfas ‘forever chemicals’ in human bodies, a new peer-reviewed pilot study suggests.

The research found fiber most effectively reduces Pfos and Pfoa, among the two most common and dangerous Pfas. Each can stay in bodies for years, and federal data shows virtually everyone has the chemicals in their blood.

The researchers are ‘excited’ about the results of studies on mice and a small human population, said Jennifer Schlezinger, a paper co-author with Boston University. A larger study is in the works.” …

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