Gabbi Tuft Instagram – I love Starbucks egg white bites but are they healthy?
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Diving into the ingredients we found maltodextrin. It’s a simple carbohydrate that converts quickly to blood sugar and has an extremely high glycemic index.
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In other words you’re shuttling more of your nutrients to body fat because of this.
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Next, carrageenan is in these. There are over 3,800 research paper that show carrageenan causes intestinal inflammation.
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The worst part is that 5%-25% of all food grade carrageenan is actually degraded carrageenan which has been linked to cancer AND the carrageenan manufacturers have yet to find a reliable way to test for this. They cannot accurately tell you how much degraded carrageenan you’re ingesting.
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References:
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Cornucopia Institute:
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Cornucopia Institute paper (see page 22 for degraded carrageenan testing)
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https://www.cornucopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CarageenanReport-2016.pdf
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Dr. Joanne Tobacman, MD, is Clinical Associate Professor in the University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago. Her cancer research interests include glycosaminoglycans, sulfatases, sulfotransferases, proteoglycans and cell signaling in the progression and development of malignancy.
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Her statement about carrageenan:
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https://www.cornucopia.org/DrTobacmanComment_toNOSB.pdf
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Her research:
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Tobacman JK. Review of harmful gastrointestinal effects of carrageenan in animal experiments. Environ Health Perspect. 2001 Oct;109(10):983-94. doi: 10.1289/ehp.01109983. PMID: 11675262; PMCID: PMC1242073.
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More articles with Dr. Tobacman:
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