Triclosan, a common antimicrobial in toothpaste and other products, linked to inflammation and cancer in the gut
- Written by Haixia Yang, Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst
An ingredient in toothpaste and other personal care products may be harming the microbes in our gut and leaving us vulnerable to disease.Ilya Andriyanov/shutterstock.comThe antimicrobial chemical triclosan is in thousands of products that we use daily: hand soaps, toothpastes, body wash, kitchenware and even some toys. Work in our lab suggests...