CHEWING GUM, BREAD LEAVES BODY MORE VULNERABLE TO INFECTIONS, RESEARCHERS FIND

CHEWING GUM, BREAD LEAVES BODY MORE VULNERABLE TO INFECTIONS, RESEARCHERS FIND

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cientists claim that chewing gum and bread could be bad for your health, a new study reveals. Long-term exposure to a popular food additive leaves the body more prone to infections.

The research suggests that Titanium dioxide, found in a variety of foods as E171, damages cell structures inside the intestines; and not only does this allow for more harmful bacteria to enter the digestive system, but it prevents some nutrients from being absorbed.

Researchers exposed a small intestinal cell model to the equivalent of a meal’s worth of titanium oxide nanoparticles over four hours.

They also tested the same model with three meal’s worth over five days – deemed chronic exposure.

 But only those who had been repeatedly given the additive had any negative effects, according to the study by Binghamton University.

Chronic exposure was found to have an effect on the ability of intestinal cells called microvilli – designed to help absorb nutrients.READ MORE