Is your brain health at risk from foil food boxes and your wet raincoat? Here’s all you need to know about forever chemicals

Is the food that you have from the cardboard/foil box delivered by a food app or the raincoat that's shielding you from the rain affecting your brain health? Many of us may not know this but our everyday items may be leaching compounds into our gut and skin that's insidiously triggering persistent health problems.

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This is because most consumer goods contain PFAs (perand polyfluoroalkyl substances), a group of chemicals that have a powerful ability to repel oil and water and resist heat. For long these have been widely used in various products like nonstick cookware, firefighting foam, water-resistant clothing and food packaging, making them pervasive in everyday life. “These do not get destroyed in the environment or the human body and tend to persist, earning the moniker forever chemicals. However, because of their persistence, they can cause significant health concerns. Many people are exposed to forever chemicals through drinking water, food and even dust,” says Dr Praveen Gupta, ChairmanNeurosciences, Marengo Asia Hospitals, Gurugram The worst part, he says, is that they might be stuck in your body for years. A new study by the researchers from the Del Monte Institute for Neuros