A synthetic emulsifier has been shown to alter the types of bacteria in our gut, leading to inflammation.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/11/211130130223.htm
To play devil’s advocate—they’re using CMC at 15g per day. In most food products, it’s used <0.5%. That means in a single gluten-free tortilla wrap (about 50g), you would be consuming about 0.25g of CMC. So the study fed participants the equivalent of 60 tortillas per day. It’s just a lot higher than people would typically consume, even in the U.S.
>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 long-term impacts of this food additive on health.
I ordered a book on sauces a few years ago. Huge thick book, couple inches thick and under $50. secondhand; liked it so much I ordered two more as gifts. This was a 3rd edition; I thought hey, the 4th edition must be even better, so that was the next purchase. I get into the book and it’s loaded with emulsifiers for restaurant and hotel use. Didn’t open that book again; the 3rd edition with all the old-world sauce making tips is the one to get.
Is it listed on the ingredients list? I don’t recall encountering it. What kind of foods is it used in? (carboxymethylcellulose is the name)
From the Summary:
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 demonstrate the need for further study of the long-term impacts of this food additive on health.
I am becoming skeptical of the food and drug administration as I’ve been reading books like “The Radium Girls”, and “Mad in America”. Both of these books show prime examples of when the government ignored harmful effects for the sake of profit and reputation. Please be careful of anything you ingest, but to minimize the conspiracies, the government has since past numerous laws preventing a lot of the poisoning that was going on. Seeing this just reminded me of those books.