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The EU just approved a food additive that curbs weight gain

Ellsworth Toohey
Jul 09, 2026
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European regulators just approved a food additive designed to keep you from gaining weight. It’s inulin propionate ester, or IPE, cleared for sale in the EU after 15 years of work by researchers at Imperial College London and the University of Glasgow.

IPE “works by delivering propionate directly to receptors in the colo…

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