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<blockquote data-quote="JTL" data-source="post: 619041" data-attributes="member: 49289"><p>Never heard of it so had a google around ....</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #404040"><em>Xanthan gum is a sugar-like compound made by mixing aged (fermented) sugars with a certain kind of bacteria. It is used to make medicine.</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #404040"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #404040"><em>Xanthan gum is used for lowering <a href="http://www.webmd.com/heart/anatomy-picture-of-blood" target="_blank">blood</a> sugar and total <a href="http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/default.htm" target="_blank">cholesterol</a> in people with <a href="http://diabetes.webmd.com/default.htm" target="_blank">diabetes</a>. It is also used as a laxative.</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #404040"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #404040"><em>Xanthan gum is sometimes used as a <a href="http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/what-is-saliva" target="_blank">saliva</a> substitute in people with <a href="http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/guide/dental-health-dry-mouth" target="_blank">dry mouth</a> (<a href="http://www.webmd.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/arthritis-sjogrens-syndrome" target="_blank">Sjogren's syndrome</a>).</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #404040"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #404040"><em>In manufacturing, xanthan gum is used as a thickening and stabilizing agent in foods, <a href="http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/weighing-your-toothpaste-options" target="_blank">toothpastes</a>, and medicines. Xanthan gum is also an ingredient in some sustained-release pills.</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #404040"></span></p><p><span style="color: #404040"><em><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>How does it work?</strong></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #404040"><em>Xanthan gum swells in the intestine, which stimulates the digestive tract to push stool through. It also might slow the absorption of sugar from the digestive tract and work like saliva to lubricate and wet the mouth in people who don't produce enough saliva.</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #404040"><em><a href="http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-340-XANTHAN%20GUM.aspx?activeIngredientId=340&activeIngredientName=XANTHAN%20GUM" target="_blank">http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-340-XANTHAN GUM.aspx?activeIngredientId=340&activeIngredientName=XANTHAN GUM</a></em></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JTL, post: 619041, member: 49289"] Never heard of it so had a google around .... [COLOR=#404040][I]Xanthan gum is a sugar-like compound made by mixing aged (fermented) sugars with a certain kind of bacteria. It is used to make medicine. Xanthan gum is used for lowering [URL='http://www.webmd.com/heart/anatomy-picture-of-blood']blood[/URL] sugar and total [URL='http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/default.htm']cholesterol[/URL] in people with [URL='http://diabetes.webmd.com/default.htm']diabetes[/URL]. It is also used as a laxative. Xanthan gum is sometimes used as a [URL='http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/what-is-saliva']saliva[/URL] substitute in people with [URL='http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/guide/dental-health-dry-mouth']dry mouth[/URL] ([URL='http://www.webmd.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/arthritis-sjogrens-syndrome']Sjogren's syndrome[/URL]). In manufacturing, xanthan gum is used as a thickening and stabilizing agent in foods, [URL='http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/weighing-your-toothpaste-options']toothpastes[/URL], and medicines. Xanthan gum is also an ingredient in some sustained-release pills.[/I] [I][/I] [I][SIZE=3][B]How does it work?[/B][/SIZE][/I] [I]Xanthan gum swells in the intestine, which stimulates the digestive tract to push stool through. It also might slow the absorption of sugar from the digestive tract and work like saliva to lubricate and wet the mouth in people who don't produce enough saliva. [url]http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-340-XANTHAN%20GUM.aspx?activeIngredientId=340&activeIngredientName=XANTHAN%20GUM[/url][/I][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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