Carboxymethylcellulose
Flagged by Nature 2015 as a gut microbiome disruption; linked to metabolic syndrome in mice concern
What it is
A synthetic thickener also known as cellulose gum. The same 2015 Nature study that implicated polysorbate 80 also found it disrupts the gut microbiome.
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