{"id":32675,"date":"2017-04-24T08:01:06","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T08:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=32675"},"modified":"2017-04-24T08:01:06","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T08:01:06","slug":"should-you-stop-eating-chewing-gum-and-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=32675","title":{"rendered":"Should you stop eating chewing gum and bread?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"images\"Heath Desk:<\/strong>A new study reveals that chewing gum and bread could be harmful for your health.<\/p>\n

Long-term exposure to a popular food additive leaves the body more prone to infections, scientists claim.<\/p>\n

Titanium dioxide, found in a variety of foods as E171, damages cell structures inside the intestines, research suggests.<\/p>\n

And not only does this allow for more harmful bacteria to enter the digestive system, but it prevents some nutrients from being absorbed.<\/p>\n

Chewing gum contains titanium dioxide – found on an ingredients list as E171. Long-term exposure could leave the body prone to infections<\/p>\n

Chewing gum contains titanium dioxide – found on an ingredients list as E171. Long-term exposure could leave the body prone to infections<\/p>\n

Researchers exposed a small intestinal cell model to the equivalent of a meal's worth of titanium oxide nanoparticles over four hours.<\/p>\n

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They also tested the same model with three meal's worth over five days – deemed chronic exposure.<\/p>\n

But only those who had been repeatedly given the additive had any negative effects, according to the study by Binghamton University.<\/p>\n

Chronic exposure was found to have an effect on the ability of intestinal cells called microvilli – designed to help absorb nutrients.<\/p>\n

This was found to weaken their intestines, and made zinc, iron and fatty acids more difficult to absorb.<\/p>\n

The ability to break food down was also negatively affected, the study published in the journal NanoImpact discovered.<\/p>\n

The common food additive damages cell structures inside the intestines, research suggests<\/p>\n

The common food additive damages cell structures inside the intestines, research suggests<\/p>\n

Study co-author Professor Gretchen Mahler said: ‘Titanium oxide is a common food additive and people have been eating a lot of it for a long time.<\/p>\n

Titanium dioxide crosses the intestinal wall in animals to reach other parts of the body, a study found last month.<\/p>\n

French researchers discovered that swallowing regular doses of E171 led to a non-malignant stage of early colon cancer in 40 per cent of animals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Heath Desk:A new study reveals that chewing gum and bread could be harmful for your health. Long-term exposure to a popular food additive leaves the body more prone to infections, scientists claim. Titanium dioxide, found in a variety of foods as E171, damages cell structures inside the intestines, research suggests. And not only does this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":32676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n