Common food additives alter gut microbes, causing inflammation, colitis, obesity and diabetes

The study was funded by the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America and the National Institutes of Health.

The researchers found that emulsifiers, detergent-like additives used to improve the texture of food and lengthen its shelf life, alter the composition of the gut’s microbiota. This change leads to an increase in inflammation that has been linked with various health conditions.

“These results … suggest that the broad use of emulsifying agents might be contributing to an increased societal incidence of obesity/metabolic syndrome and other chronic inflammatory diseases,” the researchers wrote.

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Common food additives alter gut microbes, causing inflammation, colitis, obesity and diabetes