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READ MORE: 12 healthy foods full of cancer-causing particles Gruesome pictures have revealed the shocking impact microplastics could be having on your appearance — and making you look decrepit and older. Microplastics are now in almost everything we touch, from food and clothing to water, kitchenware and household items - and every American is now thought to have microplastics in their bodies . They leach from plastic items into our bodies, either through contact or consumption, building up over-time and wreaking havoc on our hormones, increasing the risk of disease, drying out the skin, inflammation and weight fluctuations. Now, a UK recycling company has tried to capture the impact these toxins could be having on the skin. In a release, they used AI to estimate how long-term exposure to microplastics at low, medium and high levels could impact a man and a woman's appearance. Mark Hall, a plastic waste expert at the business behind the...

Over 50 countries, cities, and organizations pledged new commitments on Thursday to tackle air pollution, protect public health, and help halve its deadly impacts by 2040 - a goal backed by a petition from 47 million health professionals, patients and advocates demanding clean air be made a public health priority. The Second WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health co-hosted by the World Health Organization and Colombia, in the city of Cartagena, brought together over 700 participants from 100 countries - including heads of state, ministers, scientists, and civil society groups -- to accelerate action to curb what's increasingly described as a full-scale health emergency. "It is time to move from commitments to bold actions," said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. "To achieve clean air, we need urgent actions on all fronts: financial investment in sustainable solutions, such as in clean energ...