This Popular Food Additive Might Worsen Inflammatory Bowel Disease Symptoms
Worrisome results in mice with IBD
Scientists have also investigated how the chemical affects mice with inflammatory bowel disease. It turns out that the compound can result in some surprising, widespread harm in these mouse models. When given the compound orally, not only did inflammation increase from the exposure, but there was also greater damage to the mucosal lining of their digestive tracts. Titanium dioxide crystals were found to have accumulated in mouse spleens.