Hold onto your stir-fry pans! New research has sizzled its way onto the food scene, suggesting a diet high in soybean oil might not be as gut-friendly as previously thought. Soybean oil, by far the most widely consumed and produced edible oil in the United States, has been linked to ulcerative colitis, a chronic inflammatory…

Recent research shows that long-term consumption of Allura Red (AR), a commonly used synthetic color additive, could trigger inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) and colitis. Also known as Red 40, AR is one of the nine synthetic color additives approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in food. Manufacturers prefer synthetic dyes…