Food emulsifiers linked to gut bacteria changes and obesity
In February FoodNavigator reported on emulsifiers used in foods that could be altering gut microbiota composition and driving metabolic changes leading to inflammatory conditions and obesity.
The study, which appeared in Nature, had argued that while it had been suggested that gut microbiota disturbances were involved in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), obesity and metabolic syndrome, the new findings suggested emulsifiers might be partially responsible for this disturbance and the increased incidence of these diseases.
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