Microplastics are omnipresent. They are not only in the food we eat but also in what we drink, according to researchers.

Being unavoidable, people have only the option to reduce consumption of such particles to reduce the harm to one’s health. Smaller than a grain of rice, microplastics can harm reproductive and respiratory health, potentially leading to colon and lung cancer, New York Post (NYP) reports.

A scientific paper published in the Genomic Press journal this month gives one way people could lessen microplastic intake: drink filtered tap water instead of bottled water.

The report, citing statements from three researchers, says this tactic “could cut your microplastic intake by about 90 percent — from 90,000 to 4,000 particles each year.”

The researchers said bottled water is the most significant source of microplastic, according to NYP.

Plastic particles break off from the bottle’s inner surface and enter the water when the bottle is squeezed or exposed to heat, according to the researchers.

NYP quoted the researchers as saying: “Stopping the practice of heating food in plastic could be one of the most effective ways to reduce microplastic consumption.”

Meanwhile, TikTok user @sahmthingsup has shared on social media how she gets more greens into her diet.

@sahmthingsup swears that her technique dubbed “dinosaur time” ensures that she’s eating vegetables without the need to prepare them salad-style, NYP reports.

In dinosaur time, “she simply stands over the sink, stuffs raw spinach into her mouth, and downs it in one go much like an herbivore dinosaur might have done,” according to NYP.

Her TikTok video of dinosaur time has received over 56,000 likes and many commenters thanked her for sharing the simple way of eating vegetables.