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>Don't be so snobby about cake ingredients. Surfactants/emulsifiers, from that list, have been connected to leaky gut ('emulsifying' protective mucus) which ca

>Don't be so snobby about cake ingredients. Surfactants/emulsifiers, from that list, have been connected to leaky gut ('emulsifying' protective mucus) which causes inflammation. This is hypothesized to be one of the mechanisms by which ultra-processed food causes a constellation of diseases. Be snobby about cake ingredients. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9331555/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9331555/ https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40168-020-00996-6 https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186...

malfist 1y ago
Leaky gut is a myth. It's used to scare people and sell things. If you don't believe me, feel free to read it's Wikipedia page.
- SapporoChris 1y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaky_gut_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaky_gut_syndrome Thank you, I'd not read it was a myth before and had confused it with another condition 'worsening allergy symptoms due to the effects of alcohol'. Sorry, I couldn't find a good link to describe the effect but did see numerous websites mentioning that alcohol can worsen allergy symptoms. My allergist informed me that alcohol dilates the blood vessels allowing more allergens to pass thru. My anecdotal evidence is that I do seem to suffer from more food allergies when I drink alcohol. Foods that I have a mild allergy to become seem to be more problematic when I drink.
- ricardobeat 1y ago
  "Leaky gut" might be a myth, but emulsifiers' impact on gut health is not. A steady stream of studies [1] and publications on this [2] has been coming out, since the role of our microbiome became more clear. [1] ex https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-06224-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-06224-3 [2] https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jun/29/the-truth-about-emulsifiers-gut-health-microbiome https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jun/29/the-tru...
  - malfist 1y ago
    Lots of things are emulsifiers, are you saying eggs and butter are bad for the gut?
    - ricardobeat 1y ago
      Emulsifiers in this context are carrageenan, guar gum, polysorbate, soy lethicin, xantham gum etc. The linked article explains it quite clearly, it’s a good read.
- account42 1y ago
  It's scary for how we have gone from "don't use Wikipedia as a citation" to "bro just trust what Wikipedia says about controversial topics".

malfist 1y ago

Leaky gut is a myth. It's used to scare people and sell things. If you don't believe me, feel free to read it's Wikipedia page.

SapporoChris 1y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaky_gut_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaky_gut_syndrome Thank you, I'd not read it was a myth before and had confused it with another condition 'worsening allergy symptoms due to the effects of alcohol'. Sorry, I couldn't find a good link to describe the effect but did see numerous websites mentioning that alcohol can worsen allergy symptoms. My allergist informed me that alcohol dilates the blood vessels allowing more allergens to pass thru. My anecdotal evidence is that I do seem to suffer from more food allergies when I drink alcohol. Foods that I have a mild allergy to become seem to be more problematic when I drink.
ricardobeat 1y ago
"Leaky gut" might be a myth, but emulsifiers' impact on gut health is not. A steady stream of studies [1] and publications on this [2] has been coming out, since the role of our microbiome became more clear. [1] ex https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-06224-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-06224-3 [2] https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jun/29/the-truth-about-emulsifiers-gut-health-microbiome https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jun/29/the-tru...
- malfist 1y ago
  Lots of things are emulsifiers, are you saying eggs and butter are bad for the gut?
  - ricardobeat 1y ago
    Emulsifiers in this context are carrageenan, guar gum, polysorbate, soy lethicin, xantham gum etc. The linked article explains it quite clearly, it’s a good read.
account42 1y ago
It's scary for how we have gone from "don't use Wikipedia as a citation" to "bro just trust what Wikipedia says about controversial topics".