Doctors have ramped up their warnings over how ultra-processed foods could be contributing to the surge of colon
cancer cases in young people.
And while candy, chips and processed meats have gotten the most attention recently, there is a growing number of people who report
eating 'clean' but still get the disease.
Gastroenterologist at the University of Miami Dr Maria Abreu, who was recently awarded a grant to study this phenomenon, believes part of the problem is the amount of emulsifiers in modern foods, including those that are in healthy products, such as low-fat yogurts, light salad dressings and peanut butter.
The common additives that help give dairy-free and low and non-fat foods their combined and creamy texture, but have been linked to gut inflammation and disruption of the gut microbiome - the collection of healthy bacteria in the body's digestive tract....
