Emulsifiers linked to increased diabetes risk

The study was on a few emulsifiers used as food additives, not on all food emulsifiers. I wonder if egg yolks are correlated to increased diabetes risk, they're a common emulsifier (in mayonnaise, hollandaise, carbonara, custard, etc.)

Re: Emulsifiers linked to increased diabetes risk

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Post by wil421 » Thu, Apr 25, 2024, 5:00 PM UTC

SAI_Peregrinus wrote: post #7

The study was on a few emulsifiers used as food additives, not on all food emulsifiers. I wonder if egg yolks are correlated to increased diabetes risk, they're a common emulsifier (in mayonnaise, hollandaise, carbonara, custard, etc.)

What you listed likely contains PUFAs, specifically linoleic acid[1]. Even egg yolks contain 17% LA compared to 18% for canola oil and 50% for soybean oil.

I would say besides mayo (usually made with a seed oil), egg yolk would contain the highest amount of Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids and Linoleic acid in your examples.

If my semi-controversial diet book is correct, PUFAs are to blame.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linoleic_acid

Re: Emulsifiers linked to increased diabetes risk

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Post by SAI_Peregrinus » Thu, Apr 25, 2024, 6:15 PM UTC

wil421 wrote: post #8

SAI_Peregrinus wrote: post #7

The study was on a few emulsifiers used as food additives, not on all food emulsifiers. I wonder if egg yolks are correlated to increased diabetes risk, they're a common emulsifier (in mayonnaise, hollandaise, carbonara, custard, etc.)

What you listed likely contains PUFAs, specifically linoleic acid[1]. Even egg yolks contain 17% LA compared to 18% for canola oil and 50% for soybean oil. I would say besides mayo (usually made with a seed oil), egg yolk would contain the highest amount of Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids and Linoleic acid in your examples. If my semi-controversial diet book is correct, PUFAs are to blame. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org…

Do the other emulsifiers from the study in this article contain PUFAs? If not, then then there's probably some other cause. Maybe PUFAs from other sources + emulsifiers, maybe something else entirely. So to the delight of the researchers applying for grants, this needs more study!

Re: Emulsifiers linked to increased diabetes risk

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Post by rexpop » Thu, Apr 25, 2024, 6:43 PM UTC

How long (and over what obstacles) until these chemical additives are banned, taxed, or labeled with Surgeon General's warnings?

Hopefully Medicare puts 2 and 2 together to sue the Big Junkfood monsters churning these toxins out, like they sued Big Tobacco.