If mice eat potassium sorbate for 10 weeks and then stop for 5 weeks, their livers become less inflamed and have less of a certain inflammatory chemical in their blood than if they kept eating it the whole time.

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Effects of potassium sorbate on systemic inflammation and gut microbiota in normal mice: A comparison of continuous intake and washout period

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2024 Feb

The study found that when mice stopped taking potassium sorbate after 10 weeks, their livers got less inflamed and harmful immune signals dropped — exactly what the claim says.

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Effects of potassium sorbate on systemic inflammation and gut microbiota in normal mice: A comparison of continuous intake and washout period

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DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2024.114443

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If you give healthy mice a common food preservative called potassium sorbate every day for 10 weeks at fairly high doses, their livers might show more signs of inflammation and higher levels of a specific inflammation chemical, but their body weight, fat, and blood sugar/fat levels don’t change much.

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After stopping potassium sorbate (a food preservative) for five weeks, mice had more of a certain good gut bacteria and made more of a chemical called isobutyric acid.

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Giving mice a common food preservative called potassium sorbate for 10 weeks didn’t change their blood sugar, fat levels, or the size of their organs and fat stores.

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