The effect of dietary emulsifiers and thickeners on intestinal barrier function and its response to acute stress in healthy adult humans: A randomised controlled feeding study.
Jessica A FitzpatrickPeter R GibsonKirstin M TaylorEmma P HalmosPublished in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2024)
High intake of emulsifiers improved barrier function in the unstressed state, but increased intestinal permeability to stress, without evidence of inflammation. A LED was protective of the stress effect.