When's the last time you enjoyed a bite of carrageenan or polysorbate 80? The answer might be today if you've had a slice of bread, a glass of nondairy milk or a salad made with bottled dressing. That ...

There is a rampant fear of “chemicals” that causes unnecessary anxiety around food and eating, and a distrust of our food system and the regulatory bodies that oversee it. Food additives are highly ...

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Emulsifiers -- substances that are essential ingredients in processed foods -- appear to increase people's risk of Type 2 diabetes, a new study finds. In fact, the more emulsifiers that people eat as ...

It’s a marvel of food technology: ice cream that resists melting. In a video explaining the science behind it, a seller of food chemicals shows scoops of ice cream holding their shape under hot lights ...

Recent scientific investigations have uncovered troubling connections between common food additives called emulsifiers and various digestive health issues. These substances, present in numerous ...

In Europe and North America, 30 to 60% of dietary energy intake in adults comes from ultra-processed foods. An increasing number of epidemiological studies suggest a link between higher consumption ...

Food additive emulsifiers were individually associated with modest increases in cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a large French epidemiological cohort, researchers found. Various types of emulsifiers - ...