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Emulsifiers! You unknowingly consume them daily. They are in almost every readymade food. But what are these and what impact they have on your #health. In below thread, i explore the world of #emulsifiers and why you should avoid them. #HealthyLiving #weightloss #processedfood
Emulsifiers are detergent that combine different substances together. Certain substances in food are water soluble & others are fat soluble. How to mix them together? Add emulsifiers & voila - problem solved
The emulsifiers mostly have names that is difficult to pronounce but you can see them in food ingredients list on packaging. Common ones are polysorbate 20, 60 or 80 (P80), carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), sorbitran, propylene glycol, sodium stearoyl lactylate, Gum arabic
Over last 20years, people are not eating more, nor exercising less but still becoming #obese finds this recent study. In below thread, i explain key mechanism of #obesity postulated in this paper & what you can do to break this cycle. #HealthyLiving #gutmicrobiome #MedTwitter 
First let me share the full paper before i summarize the key points from same: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35460220/
#Obesity prevalence among US adults has soared from 14% to 42% since 1980, but mean calorie intake has not changed much in population. In fact, people are eating less relative to their body sizes. This finding was confirmed in paper using multiple databases
🍱"How #UltraProcessedFood stole our appetites & our shopping baskets"
This year's annual Peter Melchett Memorial Lecture sees @KitchenBee join SA CEO @BrowningHelen & Policy Dir. @JoLewisSA to discuss
💻Blog📽️Recording🤔Tweets to follow
Latest report👉 ow.ly/odVW50BZWYb
This year's annual Peter Melchett Memorial Lecture sees @KitchenBee join SA CEO @BrowningHelen & Policy Dir. @JoLewisSA to discuss
💻Blog📽️Recording🤔Tweets to follow
Latest report👉 ow.ly/odVW50BZWYb
🛒 "Our supermarket shopping habits in the UK are some of the unhealthiest in Europe.
52% of our basket is ultra-processed, compared to 14% in France & only 10% in Portugal." 😱
Read our report on #ultraprocessed foods as we aim to rebalance our baskets ow.ly/odVW50BZWYb
52% of our basket is ultra-processed, compared to 14% in France & only 10% in Portugal." 😱
Read our report on #ultraprocessed foods as we aim to rebalance our baskets ow.ly/odVW50BZWYb
👏💻For those that missed it, here is Bee's brilliant Guardian piece on #ultraprocessed food @KitchenBee
theguardian.com/food/2020/feb/…
theguardian.com/food/2020/feb/…
