The additives added to processed food to keep it fresher for longer might be having an unexpected effect on the health of the microbes in our guts.

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Food additive emulsifiers were individually associated with modest increases in cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a large French epidemiological cohort, researchers found. Various types of emulsifiers - ...

In a recent study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, researchers investigate the association between food additive emulsifier exposure and risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D). The study ...

In Europe and North America, 30 to 60% of dietary energy intake in adults comes from ultra-processed foods. An increasing number of epidemiological studies suggest a link between higher consumption ...

It’s a marvel of food technology: ice cream that resists melting. In a video explaining the science behind it, a seller of food chemicals shows scoops of ice cream holding their shape under hot lights ...