Food emulsifiers {50000123}
| Factor: | Food emulsifiers |
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| Queue: | [ ] |
| Initialisation date: | 2019-06-23 |
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| Specification: | |
Artificial flavor | |
| Type: | Diet |
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| Host: | Human |
Notes:
- Common food emulsifiers and artificial flavor enhancers have been shown to promote the growth of a certain subtype of pathogenic adherent-invasive E. coli (AIEC), a dangerous bacteria found in the gut microbiome of patients with CD (1)
Shared Notes
- [1.1]
- Emulsifiers, widely used in processed food to improve food appearance, texture, and palatability due to their intrinsic properties. Emulsifiers affect the gut microbiota, disrupt the mucosal barrier, and promote inflammation; in mice models, they induce metabolic syndrome, colitis, and translocation of Escherichia coli. - [1.2]
- Short-term consumption of CMC (synthetic emulsifiers carboxymethylcellulose) in humans also significantly altered microbiota composition, reducing fecal SCFA levels, and inducing bacterial encroachment into the mucus layer.