Researchers Warn: Common Food Additive – Banned in France but Allowed in the U.S. – Causes Adverse Health Effects in Mice.

[aspergerian]

Researchers Warn: Common Food Additive – Banned in France but Allowed in the U.S. – Causes Adverse Health Effects in Mice.

scitechdaily.com/researcher...

[aspergerian]

The study:

Foodborne Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Induce Stronger Adverse Effects in Obese Mice than Non‐Obese Mice: Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis, Colonic Inflammation, and Proteome Alterations - Cao - - Small - Wiley Online Library

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi...

[WinnieThePoo in reply to aspergerian]

So glad I live in France

[LAJ12345]

Note it is just when it is a nanoparticles that’s it is a problem.

[park_bear in reply to LAJ12345]

Nanoparticles are commonly the way titanium dioxide is added to food:

Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles in Food and Personal Care Products

pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es...

I wrote about this here:

Titanium Dioxide In Food – Not A Good Idea

tinyurl.com/yxus4t6f

It is also added to some pills. It has no nutritional value and is used make things look white.