Scientists found that continual exposure to Allura Red AC harms gut health and promotes inflammation. Allura Red (also called FD&C Red 40 and Food Red 17), is a common ingredient in food ranging from candies and soft drinks to dairy products and breakfast cereals. Long-term consumption of
Researchers say that consumption of Allura Red food dye over the long term can be a potential trigger of inflammatory bowel diseases , Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis. This food dye is a common ingredient in candies, soft drinks, dairy products, and some cereals.
Long-term consumption of Allura Red food dye can be a potential trigger of inflammatory bowel diseases , including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, according to Waliul Khan from McMaster University. Using experimental animal models of IBD, researchers discovered that continual exposure to Allura Red AC harms gut health and promotes inflammation.
“This study demonstrates significant harmful effects of Allura Red on gut health and identifies gut serotonin as a critical factor mediating these effects. These findings have important implication in the prevention and management of gut inflammation,” said Khan, the study’s senior author, a professor of the Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine and a principal investigator of Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute.
Khan said that IBDs are serious chronic inflammatory conditions of the human bowel that affect millions of people worldwide. While their exact causes are still not fully understood, studies have shown that dysregulated immune responses, genetic factors, gut microbiota imbalances, and environmental factors can trigger these conditions.
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