Suffer with colitis? Start reading labels for food and especially toothpaste!
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles can exacerbate colitis: Titanium dioxide, one of the most-produced nanoparticles worldwide, is being used increasingly in foodstuffs. When intestinal cells absorb titanium dioxide particles, this leads to increased inflammation and damage to the intestinal mucosa in mice with colitis. Researchers recommend that patients with colitis should avoid food containing titanium dioxide particles.
Possible link found between diabetes and common white pigment:
In a pilot study, crystalline particles of titanium dioxide -- the most common white pigment in everyday products ranging from paint to candies -- were found in pancreas specimens with Type 2 diabetes, suggesting that exposure to the white pigment is associated with the disease.