While more study is needed, COS may have the potential to help treat cancer when used to improve the body's immune response ...

A food additive found in many everyday products could be causing stomach ulcers and cancer, according to an alarming, wide-ranging scientific study. Carrageenan, a gum derived from seaweed ...

Carrageenan has no cancer-causing properties, and the substance even inhibited the growth of cancer tumors in one rodent study. Smiley claimed foods could contain both carrageenan and poligeenan.

New research links carrageenan, a popular food additive, to heightened inflammation and insulin resistance in overweight individuals, raising concerns over its widespread use in processed foods.