A common type of fiber may trigger bowel inflammation

Inulin, a type of fiber found in certain plant-based foods and fiber supplements, causes inflammation in the gut and exacerbates inflammatory bowel disease in a preclinical model, according to a new ... Read More

Additive in everyday products 'could cause cancer'

A food additive found in many everyday products could be causing stomach ulcers and cancer, according to an alarming, wide-ranging scientific study. Carrageenan, a gum derived from seaweed ... Read More

News tagged with inflammatory bowel disease

Inulin, a type of fiber found in certain plant-based foods and fiber supplements, causes inflammation in the gut and exacerbates inflammatory bowel disease ... and such damage can increase the ... Read More

Food additive emulsifiers linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Study found a link between consuming certain food emulsifiers and a higher risk of type 2 diabetes. Emulsifiers are common in processed foods and may disrupt gut health, potentially leading to ... Read More

The Dangerous Dyes and Other Food Additives States Want to Ban

What foods is it in? More than 50 common ... as well as consumer and safety advocates—urging Congress to double the budget of the FDA’s Office of Food Additive Safety so it can conduct more ... Read More

Regulating red dye in food: What progress has the FDA made in 2024?

We have your answers, below: learn how red dye in food can lead ... additive — similar to the rate people are exposed to it through foods — can worsen colitis or inflammation of the colon ... Read More

Crohn's Disease News

The Systemic Inflammation Index (SII) uses information from routine laboratory ... Implantable Sensor Could Lead to Timelier ... New Inflammatory Bowel Disease Testing Protocol Could Speed Up ... Read More

Diet and Weight Loss News

This new discovery could lead to a promising strategy for safely ... Apr. 30, 2024 — After-care food and drink accounted for about 22% of the day's added sugar and about one-third of the sweet ... Read More

Food additives in cakes, biscuits may increase type 2 diabetes risk

A new study has identified 7 food additive emulsifiers found in common, mass-produced foods that are linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Read More

This food additive could be promoting gluten intolerance

(Envato Elements pic) E551 is a widely used additive in the food ... the study’s news release noted. The findings suggest that silica dioxide prevents the production of anti-inflammatory ... Read More

Emulsifier Chemicals Are Everywhere in Foods. Could They Raise Diabetes Risk?

Could They Raise Diabetes Risk? By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 24, 2024 (HealthDay News ... additives in the food industry, in order to better protect consumers,” lead ... Read More

The consumption of certain food additive emulsifiers could be associated with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes

and the researchers have accounted for a large number of factors that could have led to confounding bias. They also used unique, detailed data on exposure to food additives, down to the commercial ... Read More