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#1 fishinghat

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Posted 15 April 2015 - 06:00 PM

My pharmacist passed along a tidbit of interesting of information to me that I thought I would pass along. One of the new things in making medicine and supplement tablets is the use of methyl cellulose. Cellulose (the main ingredient in cotton, plant stems and some wood) is exposed to sodium hydroxide and methyl chloride (a known carcinogen) to form a plastic called methyl cellulose. Because the plastic is made from plant material it is sold as "vegetable capsules". It is also used as a binder in pills and as a time release agent in time release beads. The material is a solid at room temperature but liquefies at body temperature. Companies say it is not absorbed in the gut. what about the traces of methyl chloride in the material? My recommendation would be to stay with good ole gelatin capsules. If I can dig up more info on this product I will let you know.


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Posted 15 April 2015 - 06:38 PM

This is pretty similar to the above item. Hydroxylpropyl methylcellulose is a synthetic inert polymer used in a controlled-delivery component in oral medications. Also found in a variety of commercial products including tile adhesives, cement renders, gypsum products, paints and coatings, food, cosmetics and detergents and cleaners. As a food additive it is an emulsifier, thickening and suspending agent and an alternative to gelatin.


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Posted 15 April 2015 - 07:10 PM

Well I found some health hazards for these two but unluckily the site isn't letting me paste it. I will try again tomorrow.


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Posted 15 April 2015 - 07:15 PM

That's some scary stuff, FH...


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Posted 16 April 2015 - 02:35 AM

Fishing I have heard that Gelatin is made from bones -ligaments -hoofs- (but) a Kosher vegan one is a safer product.    Either way it never deters me from eating Raspberry Jello and English Birds custard :)


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Posted 18 April 2015 - 04:29 PM

Methylcellulose

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5922674

Destructive to red blood cells

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5907769

Causes arterial lesions

 

Well I finally had to go to another computer to download this info. Sorry it took so long.

 

Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23571290

Anaphylaxis

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14745992

Does not produce fetal deformaties

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20643750

transaminase elevations





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