Carrageenan, a food additive which is used as a thickener, is used as a thickener in most dairy products as a substitute for actual cream. It is derived from red seaweed. It is put items from heavy cream to ice cream. It is “GRAS” generally regarded as safe, but I know from isolation dieting that it causes symptoms similar to IBS including intestinal distress and in some cases bleeding. If we banned this fake food that is used as a cheap filler substitute, I suspect many people with IBS and lactose intolerance will find that they were just being poisoned.
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Agreed! I have found carrageenan in coconut milk, cottage cheese, ice cream, etc. This agent can break down into compounds that are considered to be carcinogenic to humans. It definitely is messing with our gut health. We need this out of our food!!
This is like the food coloring issue, making food look better in some way at the cost of our health. The FDA does more for looking out for the corporate manufacturers than the consumers allowing this not only to continue but get worse over the years. This is not actually a food additive issue but a regulation issue which enables companies to increase profit at our expense. They say it’s not bad for you, so why do they not always put it on the ingredients list? This is one of the issues that should be at the top of our list to fix. The FDA does NOT have our best interest in mind and has not for a long time.
If you haven’t already seen the Hormone Specialist’s video on this topic, included below is a link to it on youtube.