Calcium propionate is has been widely used in low-cost foods to stop mold since the 1960s
Calcium propionate changes the mold (bacteria) in your gut
Consumption is correlated with increase in autism and diabetes
Founder of Vitamin D Life speculates that it may also be correlated with gluten intollerence
His wife developed gluten intolerance when they traveled away from organic bakeries for years
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- Why Calcium Propionate Is Strongly Linked to Diabetes and Autism Mercola May 2019
- THE LINK BETWEEN CALCIUM PROPIONATE AND AUTISM: WHY CHANGING YOUR DIET MAY NOT BE ENOUGH Functional Medicine Review – probably 2018
- Calcium propanoate Wikipedia
- THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT BREAD The Independent 2006
Why Calcium Propionate Is Strongly Linked to Diabetes and Autism Mercola May 2019
- “Calcium propionate is a widely used additive in the food industry as a preservative and antifungal agent routinely sprayed on fruit, packed meat, cheese and bread.”
- “In one study, researchers noted propionic acid is produced by autism-associated gastrointestinal bacteria 27 (clostridia and bacteroides) and may produce reversible behavioral, electrographic and neuroinflammatory changes resembling autism when administered to rodents. 28”
- Autism rate 20% (as of 2014) in those with low incomes (who tend to eat more highly prepared foods)
- Mercola Reference #27
“Clostridium Bacteria and Autism Spectrum Conditions: A Systematic Review and Hypothetical Contribution of Environmental Glyphosate Levels” June 2018
THE LINK BETWEEN CALCIUM PROPIONATE AND AUTISM: WHY CHANGING YOUR DIET MAY NOT BE ENOUGH Functional Medicine Review – probably 2018
- "Every time someone purchases a hamburger, there’s a chance that they’re exposing themselves to a chemical which might cause or exacerbate autism—and major food companies like McDonald’s are scrambling to pull it from their products. The chemical is calcium propionate, and a growing body of literature suggests that limiting exposure is critical to protecting health."
- "Patients with ASD are prone to having excess propionic acid due to ASD-related microbiome abnormalities and highly restricted diets, make them uniquely vulnerable to further damage. However, healthy people may also be affected; while they may not become debilitated by excess exposure to propionic acid, such exposure could cause mild ASD-like symptoms that they would not experience otherwise."
Calcium propanoate Wikipedia
- “Calcium propionate is used as a preservative in a wide variety of products, including but not limited to: bread, other baked goods, processed meat, whey, and other dairy products.[2] In agriculture, it is used, amongst other things, to prevent milk fever in cows and as a feed supplement [3]”
- “Calcium propionate is used in bakery products as a mold inhibitor, typically at 0.1-0.4%”
- “Children were challenged with calcium propionate or placebo through daily bread in a double‐blind placebo‐controlled crossover trial. Although there was no significant difference by two measures, a statistically significant difference was found in the proportion of children whose behaviours "worsened" with challenge (52%), compared to the proportion whose behaviour "improved" with challenge (19%)”
- Vitamin D Life wonders if Calcium propionate might be one of the risk factors for Gluten intolerance – When did bakers start to use it?
THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT BREAD The Independent 2006
- “Back in the early 1960s, the national loaf was fundamentally redesigned. The flour and yeast were changed and a combination of intense energy and additives completely displaced time in the maturing of dough. Almost all our bread has been made this way for nearly half a century. It is white and light and stays soft for days.”
- “Flour, yeast, water and salt - a traditional loaf needs only four ingredients.
So why are calcium propionate, amylase, chlorine dioxide and L-cysteine hydrochloride now crammed into our daily bread?”