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Are the Plastic Straws in Water Bottles Safe?

Are the Plastic Straws in Water Bottles Safe?

Update: 2025-10-14
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Are the straws from our reusable water bottles leaching microplastics or toxic chemicals? We sip to the bottom of that question on this week’s Paging Doctor Gupta. Plus, hypertension is rising among young people. Do we need to start paying attention earlier?


This episode was produced by Sofía Sánchez, Andrea Kane, and Nadia Kounang


Showrunner: Amanda Sealy


Senior Producer: Dan Bloom


Technical Director: Dan Dzula


Executive Producer: Steve Lickteig

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Are the Plastic Straws in Water Bottles Safe?

Are the Plastic Straws in Water Bottles Safe?

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