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David Hilzenrath

Washington, D.C.

Senior Correspondent at KFF Health News

Senior Correspondent @KFFHealthNews.

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  • 2 weeks ago | baltimoresun.com | David Hilzenrath

    By David Hilzenrath, KFF Health NewsIt’s a marvel of food technology: ice cream that resists melting. In a video explaining the science behind it, a seller of food chemicals shows scoops of ice cream holding their shape under hot lights. The super ingredient? Polysorbate 80. Polysorbate 80 is an emulsifier, a chemical used to control the consistency of thousands of supermarket products. Other widely used emulsifiers or stabilizers include carboxymethyl cellulose, carrageenan, and maltodextrin.

  • 3 weeks ago | thedoctorwillseeyounow.com | David Hilzenrath

    It's a marvel of food technology: ice cream that resists melting. In a video explaining the science behind it, a seller of food chemicals shows scoops of ice cream holding their shape under hot lights. The super ingredient? Polysorbate 80. Polysorbate 80 is an emulsifier, a chemical used to control the consistency of thousands of supermarket products. Other widely used emulsifiers or stabilizers include carboxymethyl cellulose, carrageenan, and maltodextrin.

  • 1 month ago | thebrunswicknews.com | David Hilzenrath

    By David Hilzenrath, KFF Health News It's a marvel of food technology: ice cream that resists melting. In a video explaining the science behind it, a seller of food chemicals shows scoops of ice cream holding their shape under hot lights. The super ingredient? Polysorbate 80.

  • 1 month ago | sacbee.com | David Hilzenrath

    It's a marvel of food technology: ice cream that resists melting. In a video explaining the science behind it, a seller of food chemicals shows scoops of ice cream holding their shape under hot lights. The super ingredient? Polysorbate 80. Polysorbate 80 is an emulsifier, a chemical used to control the consistency of thousands of supermarket products. Other widely used emulsifiers or stabilizers include carboxymethyl cellulose, carrageenan, and maltodextrin.

  • 1 month ago | thecharlottepost.com | David Hilzenrath

    GETTY IMAGES The science that makes ice cream products resistant to melting have been linked to gastrointestinal problems, making emulsifiers and stabilizers targets for the "Make America Healthy Again" campaign by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. It’s a marvel of food technology: ice cream that resists melting. In a video explaining the science behind it, a seller of food chemicals shows scoops of ice cream holding their shape under hot lights. The super ingredient?

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David Hilzenrath
David Hilzenrath @DavidHilzenrath
26 May 25

RT @KFFHealthNews: It’s a marvel of food technology: ice cream that resists melting. So KFF Health News' @hnorms ran an experiment to see w…

David Hilzenrath
David Hilzenrath @DavidHilzenrath
20 May 25

RT @CalHealthline: Melt resistant ice cream? Recent studies have raised concerns that chemicals such as maltodextrin, carrageenan, and carb…

David Hilzenrath
David Hilzenrath @DavidHilzenrath
20 May 25

RT @sjtribble: Our latest from our "Dead Zone" series on more than 200 mostly rural counties that lack internet and health care providers.