Posted on 12/03/2024 9:53:50 PM PST by ConservativeMind
The food additive carrageenan (E 407) can be responsible for the development of chronic inflammatory bowel disease, ulcers, and increased blood sugar levels in animals. However, it is not yet known what effect carrageenan has on the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in humans.
This question has now been investigated in a clinical study.
In the study, young, healthy men with a BMI of less than 30 kg/m² (average BMI 24.5 kg/m²) were given either carrageenan in addition to their normal diet, in an amount roughly equivalent to two to three times the daily dose consumed in the U.S., or a placebo. Both groups were observed over a period of two weeks. The results showed an increase in the permeability of the small intestine, most likely due to inflammation of the gut.
"Our investigation suggests that the consumption of carrageenan, similar to what has been observed in animal studies, can impair the barrier function of the intestine," explains Prof. Wagner. "This could have long-term health consequences and increase the risk of inflammatory diseases."
The data indicated that participants with higher body weight experienced a reduction in insulin sensitivity
The primary endpoint of the study was insulin sensitivity—the effectiveness of the blood sugar-lowering hormone insulin—which decreases early on before the onset of type 2 diabetes. Although the insulin action was not significantly altered by carrageenan in the 20 study participants, the data indicated that participants with higher body weight experienced a reduction in insulin effectiveness, especially in the liver, with increased consumption of carrageenan.
Furthermore, more overweight men tended to increase the inflammatory markers in the blood and show signs of inflammation in the hypothalamus—the brain region responsible for sugar metabolism and appetite—under higher carrageenan intake.
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Gotta do better than that to
stop me from eating ice cream.
Carrageenan is an additive used to thicken, emulsify, and preserve foods and drinks. It’s a natural ingredient that comes from red seaweed (also called Irish moss). You’ll often find this ingredient in nut milks, meat products, and yogurt.
Since the late 1960s, there’s been controversy surrounding the health effects of carrageenan. Some evidence suggests that carrageenan triggers inflammation, gastrointestinal ulcerations, and that it damages your digestive system. People have been petitioning for products with carrageenan to be labeled with a warning or removed entirely.
Dangers and side effects of carrageenan
Products with carrageenan may be labeled as “natural,” but limited studies show that carrageenan may promote or cause:
* inflammation
* bloating
* irritable bowel syndrome
* glucose intolerance
* colon cancer
* food allergies
The Food and Drug Administration still approves this ingredient. But in 2016, the National Organic Standards Board voted to remove carrageenan from their approved list. This means foods made with carrageenan can no longer be labeled “USDA organic.”
Carrageenan tends to be in vegan and vegetarian products. Since it’s a plant, manufacturers use it to replace gelatin, which is made from animal parts.
Common sources of carrageenan
* chocolate milk
* cottage cheese
* cream
* ice cream
* almond milk
* dairy alternatives, such as vegan cheeses or nondairy desserts
* coconut milk
* creamers
* hemp milk
* rice milk
* soy milk
* deli meats
Carrageenan
A Guide for People with Alpha-gal Syndrome
https://alphagalinformation.org/carrageenan/#Carrageenan%20Overview
Carrageenans are a family of linear sulfated polysaccharides that are extracted from red algae (red seaweed). Although carrageenans are not made from mammals, they contain the alpha-gal epitope (1). At least 1-2% of people with alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) report reacting to carrageenan (2).
It is possible that the actual number is much higher. Many people fail to connect their reactions to carrageenan, attributing them to dairy. For example, multiple reports of reactions to the Dairy Queen Blizzard have been attributed to the blizzard’s dairy content, but blizzards also contain carrageenan.
There isn’t much in the literature about carrageenan reactions in people with AGS, but you can read about them here. Reactions can be severe and onset can be rapid.
It’s says “could.”
I checked the ingredients of the Knudsen’s cottage cheese in the fridge... no carrageenan.
It would be nice to know what foods the additive Carrageenan is found in. Oh well. You can’t expect the low on the scale writers to give that detail.
Thanks for the great information. It seems that Carrageenan is used in a wide assortment of foods. Wait until Robert F. Kennedy Jr finds out Carrageenan’s contribution to health issues.
Look at ingredient lists. Most ice creams with the exception of some Breyers have it.
Look at dairy products in general.
oh crap.
I love chocolate almond milk, and almond ice cream. (cannot do milk)
I guess I am a goner, and I have only lived to be 94.
Carrageenan might make your ass itch.
It would be nice to know what foods the additive Carrageenan is found in.
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Many brands of chocolate milk.
It is in Blue Bunny and Great Value ice cream. The Blue Bunny also has it in their Sweet Freedom so you buy that type to cut back on sugars for diabetes and they put this in it that messes with the insulin. Ain’t that some shiite.
Thanks for the info, that’s really interesting. My Mom has all those issues and consumes all of those products so I’ve passed it on to her.
My daughter has us all using an app called “Yuka” that you use to scan any food or cosmetic barcode and it lists every chemical in it, how hazardous it is and what issues that chemical has been associated with. It’s absolutely horrifying.
My Mom has all those issues and consumes all of those products so I’ve passed it on to her.
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Having more retinol (vitamin a) than one needs can contribute to those problems. We don’t need to take retinol supplements because foods have enough (whole milk, butter, cheese, green, yellow, and orange vegetables). But some companies put it in skim milk, chocolate milk, and fruit juices.
In Sweden, companies used to add retinol to skim milk, until they found that people with more vitamin a had more bone problems. Companies in the U.S. still add it.
Please, what can you deduce from Vitamin A Palmitate that is also added to milk products?
Excess retinol causes bone problems. Here is the article:
Retinol Intake and Bone Mineral Density in the Elderly: The Rancho Bernardo Study
https://academic.oup.com/jbmr/article-abstract/17/8/1349/7592186
Don’t buy things with added retinol or consume multivitamins with retinol. There are multivitamins that have beta-carotene instead of retinol. Those are better.
Some brands of whole milk don’t come with retinol supplements.
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