Carrageenan?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3417821/

"Overexpression of β-catenin caused an increase in hair cell marker-positive cells"


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24328990

"Common food additive carrageenan stimulates Wnt/ β-catenin signaling in colonic epithelium by inhibition of nucleoredoxin reduction."


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrageenan

it's in edible red seaweed.

"Carrageenan has been studied in laboratory animals for its potential effects on intestinal and immune functions following oral intake or gavage, with no effects on organ pathology, clinical chemistry, hematology, or normal health.[26] Dietary carrageenan had no carcinogenic, genotoxic, developmental, or reproductive effects in laboratory animals, and was found to be safe in one study on human infants.[26] "

but then there's this.

https://wellnessmama.com/2925/what-is-carrageenan/

"Although derived from a natural source, it appears to be particularly destructive to the digestive system, triggering an immune response similar to that your body has when invaded by pathogens like Salmonella. The result: “It predictably causes inflammation, which can lead to ulcerations and bleeding"

So, here's this.

https://www.modernistpantry.com/car...MI7frz3JvA3AIVE4nICh18xw3uEAkYASABEgIZxPD_BwE

I (out of desperation) wonder if eating lots and lots of this stuff could trigger spontaneous regeneration of hair cells. Or give us cancer.

once again:
"Common food additive carrageenan stimulates Wnt/ β-catenin signaling in colonic epithelium by inhibition of nucleoredoxin reduction." "Overexpression of β-catenin caused an increase in hair cell marker-positive cells".