Why Oysters Aren’t Actually as Healthy as You Think
What has few calories and gives you an instant ooh-la-la feeling? Shellfish, of course—or have you never slurped down an oyster or shared a pot of mussels? Unfortunately, British research shows that those sexy shells aren’t actually that healthy: they contain microplastics.
Mussels, oysters and scallops are the most heavily contaminated with plastic of all edible sea life. And that’s bad news, because we eat these sea creatures practically whole—well, almost; the shell simply goes in the bin. As a result, you can ingest all kinds of microplastics.
Plastic in a plateau fruits de mer
Mollusks such as jellyfish contain the most microplastics—around 10.5 microplastics per gram. Luckily, they aren’t found on a plateau fruits de mer. Crustaceans are, and they come in second place, with 8.5 microplastics per gram. Fish contain 2.9 microplastics per gram. Sea life in Asia is particularly heavily contaminated with plastic, because more plastic also ends up in the sea there. Small plastic particles are found especially in the liver and other internal organs of sea creatures.
Beer and honey
The effects of microplastics in your body are not yet entirely clear. They could cause damage, but that has not yet been fully mapped out. Other studies show that we can also ingest these microplastics—that is, minuscule pieces of plastic—through mineral water, beer, sea salt and even honey.
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Source: BusinessWorld
