Gut Chaos caused by 2 Gluten Free Food Additives
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– Widely used food additive promotes colitis, obesity and metabolic syndrome, research shows
The team fed mice two very commonly used emulsifiers, polysorbate 80 and carboxymethylcellulose, at doses seeking to model the broad consumption of the numerous emulsifiers that are incorporated into almost all processed foods.
Such changes in bacteria triggered chronic colitis in mice genetically prone to this disorder, due to abnormal immune systems. In contrast, in mice with normal immune systems, emulsifiers induced low-grade or mild intestinal inflammation and metabolic syndrome, characterized by increased levels of food consumption, obesity, hyperglycemia and insulin resistance.
Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome
Nature 519, 92–96 (05 March 2015)
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