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The consumption of certain food additive emulsifiers may increase the risk of cancer - Inserm Newsroom (presse.inserm.fr)
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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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[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (4 children)

So, more red meat, lard, bacon fat, Jello salad with vegetables, cranberry sauce with orange rind and walnuts, and black coffee?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Don't forget the squirrel, and your comment was really light on the lard. Add lard 7 more times. Or was that just our hand me down handwritten cookbook?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Only if that jello is made from ground up marrow tho. Seaweed is looking super sus atm

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Seaweed is looking super sus atm

Not seaweed in general, but "Processed eucheuma seaweed (thickener) (stabiliser) (gelling agent) emulsifier"

[–] asdfasdfasdf 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But yeah, probably want to cut down on red meat and jello. The rest of that salad sounds pretty good though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Lime Jello, shredded carrots and cabbage, diced celery, and walnuts. Every holiday as a kid I was so stoked for Jello, but then ... Oh God, it was ruined. When it was served to me I tried sucking the Jello off the veggies and spit out the veggies strategically hiding them, but that celery flavor ruined everything.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Pretty much, perhaps with the exception of bacon fat. And I say this as someone who is mostly vegan. The point is that natural food ingredients > processed, mystery ingredients for health (as a general rule).