{"id":1206,"date":"2014-09-05T19:00:13","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T23:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/illuzone.net\/illu\/?p=1206"},"modified":"2019-05-18T22:42:11","modified_gmt":"2019-05-19T02:42:11","slug":"video-article-what-happens-inside-your-stomach-when-you-eat-instant-noodles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/video-article-what-happens-inside-your-stomach-when-you-eat-instant-noodles\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO & ARTICLE | What Happens Inside Your Stomach When You Eat Instant Noodles?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Dr. Mercola<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Instant noodles are a popular go-to lunch or dinner for those who are strapped for time (or cash), like college students. While you probably don\u2019t consider them a health food, you may think they\u2019re not\u00a0that\u00a0<\/em>bad, or, at least, not as bad as eating a burger and fries or a fast-food burrito.<\/p>\n

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, however, Dr. Braden Kuo of Massachusetts General Hospital may make you reconsider your love of instant noodles (assuming you have one).<\/p>\n

He used a pill-sized camera to see what happens inside your stomach and digestive tract after you eat ramen noodles, one common type of instant noodles. The results were astonishing.<\/p>\n

\"Instant_Noodle_Upset_Stomach_550px\"<\/a>Ramen Noodles Don\u2019t Break Down After Hours of Digestion<\/span><\/h3>\n

In the video above, you can see ramen noodles inside a stomach. Even after two hours, they are remarkably intact, much more so than the homemade ramen noodles, which were used as a comparison. This is concerning for a number of reasons.<\/p>\n

For starters, it could be putting a strain on your digestive system, which is forced to work for hours to break down this highly processed food (ironically, most processed food is so devoid of fiber that it gets broken down very quickly, interfering with your blood sugar levels and insulin release).<\/p>\n

When food remains in your digestive tract for such a long time, it will also impact nutrient absorption, but, in the case of processed ramen noodles, there isn\u2019t much nutrition to be had. Instead, there is a long list of additives, including the toxic preservative tertiary-butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ).<\/p>\n

This additive will likely remain in your stomach along with the seemingly invincible noodles, and no one knows what this extended exposure time may do to your health. Common sense suggests it\u2019s not going to be good\u2026<\/p>\n

Five Grams of Noodle Preservative, TBHQ, Is Lethal<\/span><\/h3>\n

TBHQ, a byproduct of the petroleum industry, is often listed as an “antioxidant,” but it’s important to realize it is a\u00a0synthetic chemical with antioxidant properties<\/em>\u2013 not a natural antioxidant. The chemical prevents oxidation of fats and oils, thereby extending the shelf life of processed foods.<\/p>\n

It’s a commonly used ingredient in processed foods of all kinds (including McDonald\u2019s chicken nuggets, Kellogg\u2019s CHEEZ-IT crackers, Reese\u2019s peanut butter cups, Wheat Thins crackers, Teddy Grahams, Red Baron frozen pizza, Taco Bell beans, and much more).<\/p>\n

But you can also find it in varnishes, lacquers, and pesticide products, as well as cosmetics and perfumes to reduce the evaporation rate and improve stability.<\/p>\n

At its 19th and 21st meetings, the Joint FAO\/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives determined that TBHQ was safe for human consumption at levels of 0-0.5 mg\/kg of body weight.1<\/a><\/p>\n

However, the Codex commission set the maximum allowable limits up to between 100 to as much as 400 mg\/kg, depending on the food it’s added to.2<\/a>\u00a0(Chewing gum is permitted to contain the highest levels of TBHQ.) In the US, the Food and Drug Administration requires that TBHQ must not exceed 0.02 percent of its oil and fat content.3<\/a><\/p>\n

So there\u2019s quite a discrepancy in supposedly “safe” limits, but it\u2019s probably best to have little or\u00a0no\u00a0<\/em>exposure to this toxicant, as exposure to five grams can be lethal and, according to\u00a0A Consumer’s Dictionary of Food Additives,\u00a0<\/em>exposure to just one gram of TBHQ can cause:4<\/a><\/p>\n