Sugar additive trehalose may lead to Clostridium difficile colitis (2018)

Curious why this is making the news now. I noticed trehalose as an ingredient on something and looked it up and saw the association then. I think the data was trending there even before this 2018 study.

That being said I'm vegan and have food allergies so I'm always looking at ingredients. That being said trehalose is in food naturally as well (see link below).

Fun fact this was isolated from a chemical produced by Weevils, it's kind of like a natural antifreeze so they can stay alive in the winter: https://www.chemeurope.com/en/encyclopedia/Trehalose.html This is the same mechanism that allowed the tardigrades in that dumb "quantum" experiment to stay alive - using trehalose instead of glucose under harsh conditions

They’re chasing clicks by baiting people with a lying date header, in response to Bloomberg “superbug” traffic this month.

That’s what’s in Taco Bell’s meat filling.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Business/taco-bell-reveals-mystery-be...

Trehalose is on the list of ingredients in the traditional Chinese pastries sold at Sheng Kee bakeries in the Bay Area (and I assume other Chinese bakeries).