[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Mario Nawfal [@MarioNawfal](/creator/twitter/MarioNawfal) on x 2.3M followers Created: 2025-07-21 18:50:00 UTC 🚨🇺🇸 CONGRESS FINALLY NOTICES MICROPLASTICS IN HUMAN BRAINS MAY BE BAD... The average brain now carries enough plastic to match the weight of a spoon. Yes, inside your head. It’s up XX% in the last XX years, and Congress just introduced a bill to figure out what that’s doing to us. The “Microplastics Safety Act” would force the FDA to study how plastic in our food, air, and water could be messing with hormones, cancer risk, kids’ health, and even dementia. Brains with dementia had up to 10x more plastic than others, according to a University of New Mexico study. Sen Scott says older Americans might be especially at risk. Sen. Merkley warns it’s not just the body - plastics are poisoning our environment too. Rep. Bynum, a freshman from Oregon, calls this “low-hanging fruit” and wants facts to back plastic bans that critics love to call “nanny state.” The study would be led by @RobertKennedyJr Source: South Carolina Daily Gazette  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [soda](/topic/soda) [brains](/topic/brains) [Post Link](https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1947368478811488410)
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Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal on x 2.3M followers
Created: 2025-07-21 18:50:00 UTC
🚨🇺🇸 CONGRESS FINALLY NOTICES MICROPLASTICS IN HUMAN BRAINS MAY BE BAD...
The average brain now carries enough plastic to match the weight of a spoon.
Yes, inside your head.
It’s up XX% in the last XX years, and Congress just introduced a bill to figure out what that’s doing to us.
The “Microplastics Safety Act” would force the FDA to study how plastic in our food, air, and water could be messing with hormones, cancer risk, kids’ health, and even dementia.
Brains with dementia had up to 10x more plastic than others, according to a University of New Mexico study.
Sen Scott says older Americans might be especially at risk.
Sen. Merkley warns it’s not just the body - plastics are poisoning our environment too.
Rep. Bynum, a freshman from Oregon, calls this “low-hanging fruit” and wants facts to back plastic bans that critics love to call “nanny state.”
The study would be led by @RobertKennedyJr
Source: South Carolina Daily Gazette
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