Emulsifiers are food additives that are added to most of the processed foods to improve texture and extend shelf life of food. They are added to food products such as margarine, mayonnaise, sauces, ...

Emulsifiers in foods may harm your gut and increase health risks. Some studies show emulsifiers can cause gut problems in mice. Cutting down on packaged foods can reduce emulsifier intake. There's one ...

Some substances don’t mix naturally, like oil and water. But many recipes call for these incompatible ingredients to be featured together. That’s where emulsifiers come in. These substances allow ...

WASHINGTON, April 1, 2015 – Some emulsifiers, which are used to thicken processed foods and beverages, keep mixtures of liquids and particles in suspension and extend shelf life, may soon be ...

Emulsifiers are ubiquitous in food products because they help otherwise unmixable ingredients blend together – making salad dressings, ice cream and cream cheese smooth. But in a recent experiment, ...

Consumption of emulsifiers, additives widely used in the production of processed foods, promotes inflammatory bowel disease and a cluster of obesity-related diseases known as metabolic syndrome, and ...

Emulsifiers are used in processed foods, drugs, vitamins, vaccines, soaps, and cosmetics. They hold ingredients that generally don’t like to be together, like oil and water, in a stable union. They ...

Emulsifiers, a common food additive, can alter the gut microbiota composition and localization to induce intestinal inflammation that promotes the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and ...

We’re used to hearing that we need to cut back on salt and saturated fat, but now scientists have pinpointed a surprising new heart risk David Cox, PhD, is a specialist medical journalist and ...

The market for emulsifiers, used to improve the texture and stability of food products, is seeing greater innovation as companies seek natural, plant-based alternatives with clean labels. “Clean label ...

A few days ago, I received a call from a documentary writer from a broadcasting company. She was producing a program on breast milk and contacted me after reading “A Story of Breasts,” a book I ...