Food Additive

[Lynda Lynda]

Ubiquitous Food Additive Alters Human Microbiota and Intestinal Environment - Georgia State University News - Faculty, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Press Releases, Research, University Research - Health & Wellness

New clinical research indicates that a widely used food additive, carboxymethylcellulose, alters the intestinal environment of healthy persons, perturbing levels of beneficial bacteria and nutrients. These findings, published in Gastroenterology, demonstrate the need for further study of the...

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[Carabop]

This is what I have been trying to tell my doctors for years. And they keep telling me “there’s no scientific evidence that what is in our food is causing crohn’s”. They maybe right about crohn’s but I know for a fact food additives bother me.

 

[wildbill_52280]

This is what I have been trying to tell my doctors for years. And they keep telling me “there’s no scientific evidence that what is in our food is causing crohn’s”. They maybe right about crohn’s but I know for a fact food additives bother me.

plenty of evidence. The microbes are particularly fond of fiber like substances, and synthetic emulsifiers in the food system have this quality, but they are not natural, our microbes aren't familiar with them, in a healthy way at least.

 

[Carabop]

Yes they just don’t want to believe me. Not sure why things bother one person and not another. My husband can eat anything and nothing bothers him. But if I eat something with additives in it I am sick within 30 minutes. Not sure why the doctors won’t believe me.

 

[Unique]

Thank you!

 

[Mommabear]

Stay tuned! We interviewed Dr. Chassaing and will be posting it in January. Compelling stuff! He has clearly shown that certain emulsifiers can cause trouble, allowing bad bacteria to take hold.

 

[artheta]

Good article, but maybe it's not just a single food additive that's the problem. Perhaps the issue is with ultra-processed foods in general. For example: https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n1554

 

[James02]

This is a new person question, but what's the difference between processed foods and ultra-processed? Like what would a good example be.

 

[artheta]

This article explains quite well: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/what_is_ultra-processed_food . Things like fresh bread and bacon tend to be processed, industrialised bread and sausages tend to be ultra-processed.

The NOVA classification system is a useful reference: https://world.openfoodfacts.org/nova . You can look up foods on this website, and check their NOVA scores. Anything scoring 4 may be worth avoiding.