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Originally Posted by pstinard  Since this is an old thread, I hadn't seen it before. Actually, the idea that carrageenan is harmful to human or animal health is quite controversial. The study with arthritic rodents was done by surgically implanting carrageenan pellets into their bodies--the arthritis was not induced by ingesting carrageenan.
There are many health uses for carrageenen. See this article on webmd: CARRAGEENAN: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings - WebMD
Also read the wikipedia article: Carrageenan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Undoubtedly, there are people and animals who are allergic to carrageenan. If you have a dog who is having digestive or joint problems, carrageenan is one item to consider eliminating to see if their health improves, but I wouldn't automatically avoid a food just because it contains carrageenan... |
I thought the study said it injected carrageenan into lab rat's joints. From ncbi in the 1st post: Drugs, alone or in combination, were injected into the knee joint 30 min before intra-articular administration of carrageenan.
So does that mean carrageenan was surgically implanted? What's the difference if it was injected or implanted, it still caused inflammation.
This is what WebMD had to say about the health benefits: "More evidence is needed to rate the effectiveness of carrageenan for these uses."
"Medications for high blood pressure (Antihypertensive drugs) interacts with CARRAGEENAN
Carrageenan seems to decrease blood pressure. Taking carrageenan along with medications for high blood pressure might cause your blood pressure to go too low.
Some medications for high blood pressure include captopril (Capoten), enalapril (Vasotec), losartan (Cozaar), valsartan (Diovan), diltiazem (Cardizem), Amlodipine (Norvasc), hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDiuril), furosemide (Lasix), and many others."
My mom takes high blood pressure meds, so it's imperative she does not ingest any foods w/carrageenan. I did not know this, TG I threw everything away that had carrageenan in it!
From Wikipedia: "While some indicate that carrageenan safely passes through rat GI tracts without adverse effect when it is a dietary ingredient,
[2] other animal dietary studies have observed colitis-like disease and tumor promotion."
Not worth giving IMO, Princess went through colitis b4 & it was horrible, never want her to go through it again. If carrageenan in pet food is the 1st 5 ingredients, I would be concerned about the amount that's in the food.
My mom has rheumatoid arthritis on her knees & since she stopped eating foods containing carrageenan, she had not had a flare up, that's enough proof for me.