Brianna Persinger’s Reviews > The Mind-Gut Connection: How the Astonishing Dialogue Taking Place in Our Bodies Impacts Health, Weight, and Mood > Status Update

“Safety tested used by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have relied on short-term animal models that were designed to detect whether the additive had a fast-acting toxic effect, whether it heightened the risk of cancer, or both. None of these short-term tests are able to inform us about the possible detrimental effects of such additives on long-term brain health.” 😵‍💫