Nanoparticles in your food may alter your gut
Are you ingesting tiny metal particles with your food and candy?
Nanoparticles are very tiny particles. They have become
ubiquitous over the past few years and not much thought is usually given to
them. It may be that we can’t see them, so we ignore them. But our bodies don’t
ignore them.
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles are found in many consumer
products – cosmetics, agricultural chemicals, processed food and nutritional
supplements. It is also a useful thickener for paints. This metal is found in
nearly any modern processed food.
Should we worry about consuming it? The FDA lists it as “generally
recognized as safe”. Isn’t that a guarantee of safety? That picture may be
changing. Recent work conducted at Binghampton University in New York has
raised some concerns.
Researcher used tissue cultures of small intestine tissue
and subjected the tissues to both acute and chronic doses of titanium dioxide.
They found that acute doses did not alter the gut tissue, but chronic exposure
did. The absorptive area was reduced and the ability to absorb nutrients was
absorbed as well. An inflammation response was also detected.
In addition to the recent work in NY, French research
published in Nature, has raised suspicions that the additive(aka E171) may be
linked to cancer.
Dunkin’ Donuts and some food processors in France have
already removed E171 from their foods.
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