Microplastics May Be Harming Your Body and Brain

It's estimated that during your lifetime, you will consume about 40 pounds of microplastic - that breaks down to 5 grams every week, or about the equivalent of a credit card.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Discarded plastic — both large and microscopic — circles the globe, choking our oceans and polluting our food supply, ultimately finding their way into your body where they can accumulate over time

• Scientists have detected microplastic in all kinds of human tissues, including the placenta, lungs, spleen, liver, kidney, heart, brain and s…