From your pantry to your gut: Scientists reveal how everyday food additives could silently fuel allergies, gut disorders, and chronic inflammation.
Review: Food additives and their impact on human health. Image Credit: nau2018 / Shutterstock
In a review article published in the journal Allergologia et Immunopathologia, researchers discussed the potential health impacts of various food additives, with a particular focus on food allergies and inflammatory diseases.
Background
Excessive consumption of ultra-processed foods is a well-known risk factor for cardiometabolic diseases, including hypertension, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Recent evidence has also linked ultra-processed food consumption with increased risk of overall cancer mortality, as well as cancer-specific mortality,…