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Ultra-Processed Foods and Food Additives in Gut Health and Disease
- A 2025 French study links emulsifiers E471 and carrageenan to a 46% rise in prostate and 24% increase in breast cancer risks.
- A 2025 French study linked common emulsifiers like E471 and carrageenan to 46% increased prostate and 24% higher breast cancer risks, highlighting health concerns.
- The ADDapt trial shows nearly 50% of Crohn’s patients avoiding emulsifiers report symptom relief, with gut inflammation dropping over 50%, compared to 31% in those consuming them.
- Legislation by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel aims to phase out ultra-processed foods in schools by 2028, with industry groups opposing the plan.
- Researchers from Sardar Patel University advocate for clearer food labeling, public awareness, and ongoing toxicological research to address additive health risks, amid calls for reevaluation of processed food safety.
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In our daily life, the supply of ultraprocessed foods is increasing. Nutritionist Ana Chezzi was in LN+ to analyze the risks these products pose to the health of the youngest. The professional emphasized that many children consume “boy food” in excess, referring to foods such as chicken ducks, hamburgers and sausages, which do not provide essential nutrients and can generate long-term health problems.Nutritionist: that boys must eat to be health…
Cal Matters
Will California ban ultra-processed foods in school meals?
In summary The Legislature is considering phasing out chemical additives in school meals linked to health problems. Opponents say the definitions are so broad that it could ban items like tomato sauce and olive oil. During the school year, kids attending schools in the Tahoe region are served cafeteria meals of ground turkey tacos, chicken or tofu bowls with brown rice, a salad bar filled with locally grown produce and other healthy items. About…
Ultra-processed foods linked to prenatal heavy metal exposure and child brain development
In a recent study published in World Journal of Experimental Medicine, scientist Dr. Renee Dufault at the Food Ingredient and Health Research Institute provides a protocol for determining the role ultra-processed foods play in prenatal heavy metal exposures and changes in the expression of the zinc dependent MT-1 (metallothionein) gene that impacts child neurodevelopment.
What counts as ultra-processed food? It depends who you ask
This article examines the evolving definitions of ultra-processed food (UPF) and their impact on food industry regulation, product innovation, and health tech. From Nova to new pharma- and app-driven models, it’s essential reading for professionals navigating the future of food classification.
A man gained weight eating ultra-processed foods he thought were healthy. Now, he's 50 pounds lighter thanks to 3 habits.
Christopher Kaufman, 60, lost 50 pounds in two years with some lifestyle changes.Christopher Kaufman/JodiJacobson/Getty ImagesChristopher Kaufman, 60, started gaining weight in his 40s.By his 50s, he was over 200 pounds, with a sedentary lifestyle and a diet of ultra-processed foods.Diet tweaks, movement breaks, and regularly weighing himself helped him lose 50 pounds.Christopher Kaufman's 50-pound weight gain didn't come all at once. If anythin…
Ultra-processed foods and food additives in gut health and disease
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and food additives have become ubiquitous components of the modern human diet. There is increasing evidence of an association between diets rich in UPFs and gut disease, including inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer and irritable bowel syndrome. Food additives are added to many UPFs and have themselves been shown to affect gut health. For example, evidence shows that some emulsifiers, sweeteners, colours, a…
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