Xanthan Gum is Not Calorie Neutral and Affects Gut Microbiota

(This video was recorded on April 25, 2022)

He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine and an Associate Professor at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.

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[zoeydeu]

Love these videos! Would love to see more videos on additives, nutrients in whole foods, light therapy & human microbiome! I've watched all the previous episodes, but want more :)

[KoiRun]

Loving these kinds of content that relate to our microbiom.

[albertdowrn]

So glad you are adding more content to your original offerings outside of COVID-19 topics!

[thestraightroad]

Dr. Seheult, maybe you’ve addressed this already…but a video on maltodextrin and other disguised additives would be so educational and appreciated. This was very helpful. At the beginning of keto in my nutrition plan, I was looking for ways to still include bread in my diet at times. (Since given up on that—not worth it.) Many “keto” alternative bread recipes call for xanthum gum so I actually had a partially used package of it in my pantry—till this video.

Your work is so important. I used your videos to educate myself before and after getting Covid. As soon as I could get out of bed I forced myself to go out on short walks with my husband, to keep my lungs clear and soak up the D. Even though it tired me out, it was so worth it just for my mood! We had been using D3 and zinc supplements for a couple of years along with our usual Cs and Bs; added NAC, Quercetin and black seed oil too. I learned a lot of these strategies from you. My case was moderate and my husband never tested positive.

I’ll never forget that amazing episode where you showed how vitamin D is enhanced by green growing things! Again, thanks for all the education.

[tedwalford]

95+% of salad dressing product are now ultra-thickened with xanthan gum, such so that these dressings have a consistency-- slimy, in my opinion-- unrecognizable from what they were a generation ago. Some very good xanthan gum salespeople out there!
Wondering what this stuff was, I read it was from processed "bacteria husks, " the same bacterium that causes black rot on broccoli, cauliflower, etc. Well, that didn't sound appetizing.
So, not saying it's unsafe, but I'd decided to avoid it. And learning that it's something our bodies aren't necessarily built to deal with, I now have another reason to say no.
Thank you!

[jasonhsu]

Calories, schmalories! On the other hand, effects on the gut microbiome are more of a concern.

[thestraightroad]

On that package of vegan chili there are also Four occasions of maltodextrin, a dangerous sugar combination. Buyer, beware of processed food. Make your own!

[mbmurphy]

Realistically though the amount of xanthan gum in these recipes is pretty small. Right? So even if it is completely digestible and converted into calories we’re still only talking about a very very small number of calories, right?

[buckbenelli]

That produce section was mouth watering and beautiful. Good old processed food, killing us one paper cut at a time.

[dinapawlow]

Thank you and please, if possible, please explain more on additives and emulsifiers and preservatives. ( As well as name them) Many are found in so called healthy foods such as, for example, dried fruit and yogurt. Yet they have detrimental effects on the gut micro biome which is fragile and can be unwittingly harmed.

[johannaquinones]

You and your team have provided with better health guidance than my primary... by far!

[PamelaKS]

I have occasionally used xanthan gum in a recipe. You don’t need much to thicken a soup, stew, etc., maybe a half teaspoon at most. It seems to me that there couldn’t be that many calories in 1/2 teaspoon.

[expressoyourself]

Please talk about "Natural Flavors" I hear it is a very very bad thing, but it is in everything.

[patriciahoke]

The label shown has soy sauce as an ingredient. Now, from what I know, soy sauce does contain wheat. (Tamari does not) So I'm a bit confused about how or why they are labeling it gluten free if it has soy sauce.

[illujion]

I think the calorie part is irrelevant, if you've used xanthan gum you'd know how very little you need to achieve the results you want

[davepost]

I'm a little confused on this video. In one part, you say adults cannot break down beta-1-4 linkages in lactose, but we know that lactase breaks the lactose into galactose and glucose, and many people have lactase.

Personally, I don't care about calories as much as I do about blood glucose. I wonder if xanthan gum can be broken down into glucose. When cooking with xanthan gum, it is used very sparingly. The number of calories would be tiny. However, if the xanthan gum were converted to blood glucose, even a small amount could have a large impact.

[stefanweilhartner]

for me, this is very good news because short chain fatty acids is the best that can happen to the gut!
usually, we should eat enough fiber to deliver fuel to our gut bacteria to make them produce SCFAs. it is good to know that xanthan gum works too.
i think a lot of people do not understand that this is not a bad thing but a very good thing to support the gut with more SCFAs. SCFAs are a super fuel for the gut and is especially good for obese people and people with diabetes typ 2.
the l cells produce more GLP-1 and PYY.
* PYY goes to the brain and lowers the hunger hormone Ghrelin.
* GLP-1 goes to the alpha cells of the pancreas and they lower the hormone glucagon which reduces the over production of blood sugar.

i love xanthan gum - it makes the best kind of calories to get slim and lower diabetes type 2!

[davinr]

The underlying premise "short chain fatty acids = calories = bad" is highly flawed. Short chain fatty acids in the bowel are one of the most highly beneficial, health-promoting compounds we could ask for. Don't take my word for it -- just look at all the published studies.

[yvonnes]

What a great video! We need more important nutritional information like this to explain how our gut biome works and how it is affected - positively and negatively. The gut biome is so important to our immune system and our overall health. Thank you so much!

[ddbrosnahan]

I would love more attention on sulfur (S) metabolism. Sulfur the basis for glutathione, SAMe, MTHFR, coQ10. and autoimmunity via glucosaminoglycans. Elevated homocysyeine may be a marker of S deficiency. Tylenol, sodium benzoate, folic acid (not methyl folate) may negatively impact the pathway.