Medicine’s Alok A. Khorana examines potential toxin exposure from toilet paper

Is Toilet Paper Bad For You? Here’s What Experts Say

TIME: Alok A. Khorana, professor at the School of Medicine, said toilet paper is likely a much smaller source of toxin exposure than food and water, which enter the body more directly. Still, he says chemicals such as PFAS warrant further study, noting research is limited partly because toilet-paper use is so widespread.