Microplastics could be a factor in driving up cases of osteoporosis worldwide, according to data-offer-url=”https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00198-025-07580-4″ class=”external-link” data-event-click=”{"element":"ExternalLink","outgoingURL":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00198-025-07580-4"}” href=”https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00198-025-07580-4″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>recently published research. The study reveals that when these tiny plastic particles enter the body, they disrupt the functioning of bone marrow stem cells, which are essential for maintaining and repairing bone tissue.
Throughout your life, your bones are replenished. Osteoporosis is a condition where this process goes wrong, with the breakdown of bone outstripping the rate at which it is replaced. This leads to…
