A study published on Tuesday shows that the combination of general food additives can increase slightly with the risk of type 2 diabetes. Plos.
More and more evidence is connected Food additives to cancer,,, diabetesHeart disease and change Microbe in the intestine. However, many of these studies focused on single ingredients.
Mathilde Touvier, head of the Nutrition Epidemiology Research Team of the University Sorbonne Paris Nord and the Nutrition Epidemiology Research Team at the French National Institute of Health, said, “In real life, we eat mixtures of additives.
Touvier and her team French nutrient-San CohortLong -term research that looks at the connection between food and health.
Through the reported diets of the participants, the researchers generally checked five mixtures of additives. The combination is different from the list of ingredients that can be found in the label of ultra -treated food.
- Mixture 1: sodium carbonate; Dephosphate; glycerin; Ammonium carbonate; Potassium carbonate; Sorbitol
- Mixture 2: deformed starch; pectin; Gua sword; Carrageenan; Polyphosphate; Adsorbent potassium; Curcumin; Gum
- Mixture 3: Carbonate magnesium; Riboflavin; Alpha-tocopherol; Ammonium
- Mixture 4: ammonium carbonate; Sodium carbonate; Dephosphate; Alpha-tocopherol; Datem; Magnesium; Lecidine
- Mixture 5: Citric acid; Sodium citrus; Phosphoric acid; Sulfite ammonia caramel; ASulles Game K; Aspa game; Sucralos; Arabic sword; malic acid; Kana Uba Wax; Paprika extract, carsandin and capso rubin; Anthocyanin; Gua sword; pectin
Mengxi Du, a researcher at a public health school who studied nutrition and health and did not participate in research, said, “It is relatively rare to appear in a single product, but you can consume a variety of foods all day long when you eat processed or super -processed foods.
Carrageenan and potassium sorbate, two additives of mixture 2, are found together in sweet condensate oil. Kantan gum is usually found in prepared foods without mayonnaise and gluten. Pectin is in the cream cheese.
DU said, “This is a very common product in someone’s refrigerator and we often combine.
Researchers said that the two groups of Mixture 2 and Mixture 5 are associated with increasing risk of type 2 diabetes, researchers said. People who have more combinations in diet were more likely to cause disease, regardless of whether they were healthy in general.
The mixture 2 has a lot of emulsifiers, toads and thick starches, including caragi eggs found in vegetable milk and processed meat, and the modified starch thickens and stabilizes the packaged sources, soup and baked products. Mixture 5 contains ingredients commonly found in sugar and artificially sweet drinks, and contains artificial sweeteners, natural dyes and oxidants.
Nevertheless, research was observed and does not indicate causes and results. A research that requires participants to remember their diet It is notoriously tricky. Limits make it difficult to draw strong conclusions in this study. Touvier and her team said they would need more research.
Dr. TOM RIFAI, a doctor of endocrine, diabetes and metabolism of Cleveland Clinic, said, “The additives can be a marker of something else without causing type 2 diabetes itself. there is.”
Food additives are ubiquitous where they are in super processed foods, and they usually pack more calories with much less food than at least foods and untreated foods.
Marion Nestle, an honorary professor of nutrition, food research and public health at the University of New York, said, “At least this additive is a marker of super processing, and we know that we eat more without realizing that people are eating more calories.
The same is true of three groups that are not related to the risk of diabetes. Nestle said that the research cannot show the cause, but the result is consistent with “the current idea that additives can be positive.”
Some food additives play an important role in food safety. For example, potassium sorbate prevents yeast and mold from growing in packaging foods. Other -included EmulsifierCreating certain textures and artificial dyes has been carefully investigated.
Last month, Robert F. Kennedy JR. The Minister of Health and Welfare instructed the Food and Drug Administration to review the rules of “generally recognized as safe” or rules for grasses and ingredients. This rule allows manufacturers to add specific additives to food without FDA review. Originally for general ingredients such as salt and vinegar, it came to deal with a wide range of additives.
In 2023, California became the first state to ban four food additives. West Virginia banned seven food dyes..
For the first three months of this year, similar prohibitions were introduced in 20 states, including Illinoi, Missouri, New York, Origan and Pennsylvania, but not in the additives included in new studies.
DU is too early to say whether food additives can have synergies when eating together. For example, when combined with other ingredients, one of its own safe ingredients may be associated with health problems. Alternatively, when mixed with other additives, it can amplify the light health effects of the ingredients.
Considering that super processed foods account for more than half of the average American calories a day, research that further investigates such effects is worth it, she said.
