Question for my fellow #art people and #handmadewatercolor makers, especially to my fellow @traditionalarts.bsky.social alumni etc. : have you ever tried making watercolor with binders other then #gumarabic ? Someone recently suggested #guargum to me and what I can tell you so far is (see next)

Refined dietary fiber may increase risk for inflammatory bowel disease | Penn State University Researchers in the Penn State Department of Nutritional Sciences have found that the refined fiber guar gum may negatively impact gut microbiome and result in an increased risk of developing colonic i...

The #3 most viewed article out of our center highlights a groundbreaking study led by Vishal Singh suggesting that #guargum powder may increase the likelihood of developing inflammatory bowel disease (#IBD).

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Dietary fiber guar gum-induced shift in gut microbiota metabolism and intestinal immune activity enhances susceptibility to colonic inflammation With an increasing interest in dietary fibers (DFs) to promote intestinal health and the growth of beneficial gut bacteria, there is a continued rise in the incorporation of refined DFs in processe...

📢Check out this new paper by OHMC's Vishal Singh, Andrew Patterson, and colleagues showing that #Guargum, a common fiber in processed foods, can worsen colitis by disrupting #gutbacteria and #guthealth. 🥫⚕️🦠

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