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A Scary Look At The Digestion Of Instant Ramen Noodles Inside Your Stomach – A Deadly Ingredient You Need To Know About
by Jeff Roberts
Collective Evolution
Hard To Stomach
If you ever thought there was something extra nasty and suspicious about those instant ramen noodles, you were definitely on to something.
A gastrointestinal specialist by the name of Braden Kuo from the Massachusetts General Hospital wanted to find out exactly what happens to ramen noodles in the stomach and digestive tract after consuming the Styrofoam-like snack, and the results were nothing less than disturbing.
Thanks to modern technology, a multi-vitamin sized camera (appropriately titled the “smart pill”) was able to get an ‘inside’ look at the digestive activity of instant ramen noodles in comparison to the digestion of fresh noodles.
Instant ramen noodles contain the chemical Tertiary-butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ), a by-product of the petroleum industry and a food additive frequently used to preserve cheap, processed foods. It is a chemical that is neither digestible nor beneficial in any way for your body.
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Source: http://www.riseearth.com/2014/08/a-scary-look-at-digestion-of-instant.html
