{"id":22007,"date":"2019-02-25T18:23:07","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T07:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=22007"},"modified":"2019-02-25T18:23:12","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T07:23:12","slug":"emulsifiers-in-food-linked-to-inflammation-anxiety-and-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=22007","title":{"rendered":"Emulsifiers in food linked to inflammation, anxiety and depression"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Emulsifiers-in-Food-Linked-to-Inflammation-Anxiety-and-Depression-1024x717.jpg\" alt=\"Hamburger\" class=\"wp-image-22008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Emulsifiers-in-Food-Linked-to-Inflammation-Anxiety-and-Depression-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Emulsifiers-in-Food-Linked-to-Inflammation-Anxiety-and-Depression-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Emulsifiers-in-Food-Linked-to-Inflammation-Anxiety-and-Depression-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Emulsifiers-in-Food-Linked-to-Inflammation-Anxiety-and-Depression.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When you eat processed foods, you\u2019re not only being exposed to unhealthy ingredients like high-fructose corn syrup and synthetic fats but also the additives used to create a uniform, shelf-stable product. Emulsifiers, including carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and polysorbate 80 (P80), are among them, and research suggests they could be leading to inflammation, anxiety and depression in those who consume them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever made salad dressing or mayonnaise at home, you\u2019re probably aware that the ingredients naturally separate, as oil and water don\u2019t mix. Yet, salad dressings and mayonnaise that\u2019s store-bought stays mixed. This is due to emulsifiers, which blend otherwise unblendable ingredients while also reducing stickiness, controlling crystallization and preventing separation.1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their benefit to the food industry is obvious, but once in your body they could be wreaking havoc on the microbes in your intestines, leading to metabolic problems and even affecting your brain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previous research has shown that adding the food emulsifiers CMC and P80 to the diet leads to low-grade inflammation, obesity and metabolic abnormalities in mice, while disturbing gut microbiota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewsfeed.com\/article\/food-cooking\/emulsifiers-in-food-linked-to-inflammation-anxiety-and-depression-1\/\">https:\/\/www.nexusnewsfeed.com\/article\/food-cooking\/emulsifiers-in-food-linked-to-inflammation-anxiety-and-depression-1\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you eat processed foods, you\u2019re not only being exposed to unhealthy ingredients like high-fructose corn syrup and synthetic fats but also the additives used to create a uniform, shelf-stable product. Emulsifiers, including carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and polysorbate 80 (P80), are among them, and research suggests they could be leading to inflammation, anxiety and depression in &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=22007\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Emulsifiers in food linked to inflammation, anxiety and depression&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest","category-health-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22007"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22009,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22007\/revisions\/22009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}