They may look like travel shampoo bottles and smell like bubblegum, but after a few hundred puffs, some disposable, electronic cigarettes and vape pods release higher amounts of toxic metals than older e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes, according to a study from the University of California, Davis. For example, one of the disposable e-cigarettes studied released more lead during a day’s use than nearly 20 packs of traditional cigarettes.
Hey GPT! List a bunch of chemicals they put in our air, water, and food that we breathe, drink, and eat every day!
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Sure, buddy!
Sodium nitrite – processed meats (bacon, ham, hot dogs) – forms nitrosamines → DNA damage, colon cancer BHA – cereals, chips, preserved fats – endocrine disruption, liver and stomach tumors BHT – gum, snacks, butter – weak estrogen mimic, promotes lung and bladder tumors Propyl gallate – oils, meats, soup base – oxidative stress, endocrine disruption, tumor growth Red 3 (Erythrosine) – candy, cherries, cake decor – thyroid tumors, DNA strand breaks Potassium bromate – white bread, rolls – kidney tumors, oxidative DNA damage Titanium dioxide – candy, gum, supplements – genotoxicity, gut inflammation, colon cancer Aspartame – diet soda, sugar-free gum – linked to blood cancers in rodents, metabolic disruption Carrageenan – non-dairy milk, ice cream, deli meat – chronic gut inflammation, promotes tumors Polysorbate 80 – ice cream, dressings – gut permeability, inflammation, tumor promotion Carboxymethylcellulose – frozen foods, sauces – microbiome disruption, chronic inflammation TBHQ – chips, fast food, frozen meals – immune suppression, cell mutation, liver tumors Bisphenol A (BPA) – canned food linings, water bottles – hormone mimic, breast/prostate cancer Bisphenol S (BPS) – BPA-free plastics, receipts – endocrine disruptor, reproductive harm Phthalates – food packaging, gloves – testosterone suppression, breast cancer, birth defects PFOA – Teflon pans, food wrappers – thyroid disruption, kidney/testicular cancer PFOS – stain-resistant wrappers – immune suppression, liver tumors Trihalomethanes – chlorinated tap water – bladder cancer, reproductive toxicity Haloacetic acids – tap water disinfection byproducts – DNA damage, liver tumors Formaldehyde – air fresheners, glues – nasopharyngeal cancer, leukemia Benzene – car exhaust, cleaning products – blood cancers, bone marrow suppression Toluene – paints, nail polish – neurotoxin, possible liver cancer link Xylene – solvents, adhesives – respiratory inflammation, CNS toxicity Vinyl chloride – PVC plastics – liver cancer, angiosarcoma 1,3-butadiene – air pollution, rubber manufacturing – leukemia, lymphomas
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Oh shit! So, how many of the chemicals in our immediate environment haven’t been tested for the effects they have on humans at all?
Holy shit! What can we do about that?
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OMG! What about compound effects, like what happens when you mix all of them randomly??
Holy shit, no way!