Under The Microscope: Can peeing a pool become toxic?

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Under The Microscope: Can peeing a pool become toxic? Hey guys it’s your girl Britt and today we’ll be taking a closer look at some of the studies cluttering your news feed. It’s almost summer time which means swimming pools may be in your near future. So when I came across an article that claimed that urinating in a pool is bad for your heart, I had to do some digging. The actual study, well more like hypothesis, was pretty cool. Researchers are suggesting that a sweetener commonly found in diet sodas secreted through urine called acesulfame (ass-a-soul-fame)potassium, or Ace-K for short can interact with the chlorine in pools to create toxic compounds. The good news is that scientists have found a way to quantify how much urine are in pools so they can start to track the effects. So in short, just don’t pee in the pool.&nbsp; &nbsp; This Under The Microscope&nbsp; has been brought to you by Executive Medicine of Texas. If you would like to become a patient of one of our awesome providers, check out emtexas.com. &nbsp; https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/03/01/517785902/just-how-much-pee-is-in-that-pool https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.estlett.7b00043 Radical Wellness http://radicalwellness.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/19719275/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/106811504