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Review of harmful gastrointestinal effects of carrageenan in animal experiments. (Research Review).
Environmental Health Perspectives
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October 1, 2001|
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In this article I review the association between exposure to carrageenan and the occurrence of colonic ulcerations and gastrointestinal neoplasms in animal models. Although the International Agency for Research on Cancer in 1982 identified sufficient evidence for the carcinogenicity of degraded carrageenan in animals to regard it as posing a carcinogenic risk to humans, carrageenan is still used widely as a thickener, stabilizer, and texturizer in a variety of processed foods prevalent in the Western diet. I reviewed experimental data pertaining to carrageenan's effects with ...
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Carrageenan: response. (Correspondence).
Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives
; ...have demonstrated that a) degraded carrageenan produces neoplasms and ulcerations...leads to the production of degraded carrageenan from food-grade carrageenan...contains significant amounts of degraded carrageenan. Human consumption of carrageenan...
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Study safety of widely used additive.
Newspaper article from: Emerging Food R&D Report
; ...models has demonstrated that degraded carrageenan causes ulcerations and malignancies...in animal models linking degraded carrageenan with gastrointestinal cancers...based on animal studies. Degraded carrageenan has a molecular weight of...
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Carrageenan in foods: response. (Correspondence).
Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives
; ...there is clear evidence that degraded carrageenan can induce ulcerations and...carrageenan can be broken down to degraded carrageenan by acid hydrolysis and by bacteria, and degraded carrageenan is likely to contaminate...
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Safety of carrageenan in foods. (Correspondence).
Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives
; ...of the toxicology of carrageenan by Tobacman (1) raised...the colon (1). Rats fed degraded carrageenan have been shown to develop...have also suggested that degraded carageenan has the potential...findings have led to degraded carrageenan being classified by the...animal study data. ...
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Nutrition hotline.
Magazine article from: Vegetarian Journal
; ...Products that may contain carrageenan include some brands of...websites have labeled carrageenan as dangerous, saying it...have not used the type of carrageenan used in foods. They have used degraded carrageenan, which differs chemically...food-grade carrageenan. Degraded ...
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Carrageenan: a safe additive. (Correspondence).
Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives
; ...representing the worldwide producers of carrageenan, I would like to comment on Tobacman...worldwide have extensively reviewed carrageenan safety. Contrary to Tobacman's conclusion...all of these authorities agree that carrageenan may be used safely in food. As recently...
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Microbial transglutaminase, carrageenan optimize mechanical properties of restructured beef.
Newspaper article from: Emerging Food R&D Report
; ...effect of combining commercial MTGase and carrageenan on the mechanical and functional properties...products. They found that MTGase and carrageenan might be used in combination to optimize...cutter with chloride salt, MTGase and carrageenan. A 2% salt concentration was used in...
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Analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of essential oils of eucalyptus.(Foot care)(Report)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Life Extension
; ...demonstrated by inhibition of rat paw edema induced by carrageenan and dextran, neutrophil migration into rat peritoneal cavities induced by carrageenan, and vascular permeability induced by carrageenan and histamine. However, no consistent results...
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Carrageenan improves quality, extends shelf-stability of frozen bakery dough.
Newspaper article from: Emerging Food R&D Report
; Carrageenan has a strong functional synergism with starches and can be used in starch-based foods to retain moisture. Carrageenan swells when it is cooked to form a gel matrix, binding...moisture and providing additional structure to the product. Carrageenan does not add to the viscosity of the dough during ...
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Effect of varying frequency and duration of electroacupuncture stimulation on carrageenan-induced hyperalgesia.(Papers)(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: Acupuncture in Medicine
; ...duration of EA during hyperalgesia elicited by carrageenan-induced inflammation. Methods Carrageenan was administered by subcutaneous intraplantar...100Hz. EA was started three hours after carrageenan injection. Results Three hours after carrageenan...
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