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The consumption of certain food additive emulsifiers may increase the risk of cancer - Inserm Newsroom (presse.inserm.fr)

submitted 9 months ago by ooli@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world

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French study (n=92,000 adults - avg follow-up of 7Y) found that certain food additive emulsifiers (E471 for men and E407, E407a for women) may increase the risk of cancer, up to 46% higher risk of prostate cancer

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[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 33 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Code	Name	Purpose
E407	Carrageenan (thickener) (stabiliser) (gelling agent)	emulsifier
E407a	Processed eucheuma seaweed (thickener) (stabiliser) (gelling agent)	emulsifier
E471	Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (glyceryl monostearate, glyceryl distearate)	emulsifier

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_number#E400%E2%80%93E499

This is not the first time I've read of carrageenan being (potentially) harmful. The others are news to me.