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Special food additive that helps prevent weight gain is approved in the EU

A pioneering food additive that can stop people from gaining weight has appeared on the EU's Novel Food List, indicating its safety for human consumers.

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A pioneering food additive that can stop people from gaining weight has appeared on the EU's Novel Food List, indicating its safety for human consumers. Inulin propionate ester, or IPE, is a dietary fiber developed and tested by scientists at Imperial College London and at SUERC, Center for the Isotope Sciences at the University of Glasgow. It maximizes the…

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