Eating more fiber might help flush out cancer-causing ‘forever chemicals,’ a study suggests.
Researchers in Boston compared men who took a fiber supplement three times a day to those who had a rice-based supplement for four weeks.
Blood tests revealed those who took beta-glucan fiber, found in mushrooms and oats, before every meal for four weeks had an eight percent reduction in ‘forever chemicals.’
Also known as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), these toxic chemicals don’t naturally break down in the environment.
Instead, they leech from plastic containers and nonstick cookware into food and build up in vital organs, increasing the risk of organ failure, infertility and some forms of cancer.
The researchers believe fiber helps filter out excess bile from the digestive tract, which PFAS latches on to to get absorbed by the bloodstream.
While mountains of research has demonstrated the deadly effects of forever chemicals on the body, the new study is one of the first to offer a scientifically proven way to get rid of the toxins, which were thought to live in the body forever.
But it comes as nine in 10 Americans don’t consume enough fiber, raising their risk of other rising conditions like colon cancer.