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A Common Food Additive May Be Messing With Your Brain

psychologytoday.com
submitted
6 mos ago
bybambamtoscience

Summary

Emulsifiers affect the mucus layer lining the gut. Emulsifiers also alter the composition of your gut microbes. These changes can lead to systemic inflammation, metabolic disease, and cognitive decline.

A new study by Jessica Fitzpatrick and colleagues at Monash University found that while unstressed people were able to deal well with emulsifiers, stressed people showed increased intestinal permeability. The study is concerning because this “leaky gut” phenomenon can increase anxiety and stress, leading to a vicious cycle.

An unbalanced or dysbiotic gut microbiome can cause inflammation and over time can lead to many chronic diseases. Not all emulsifiers are bad. The synthetic ones seem to be worse, perhaps because our bodies aren’t used to them.

“Dietary Emulsifiers Consumption Alters Anxiety-like and Social-Related Behaviors in Mice in a Sex-Dependent Manner.” “The Effect of Dietary Emulsifier and Thickeners on Intestinal Barrier Function and Its Response to Acute Stress in Healthy Adult Humans.“ “ The Effect of. Dietary Emulifiers and Thinnerers on the Intestinal. Barrier Function in Healthy adult Humans.

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5 Comments

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oldkingkong
6 mos ago*
I had no idea they don't care about the effects on the gut 😱
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bambamOP
6 mos ago
It's kind of a new discovery in terms of regulatory agencies
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oldkingkong
6 mos ago
That makes sense. Can't regulate what you don't know about
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bambamOP
5 mos ago*
Wish we were more stringent about finding these things beforehand though
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justadev
6 mos ago
Once again, something in our food just completely fucking us up