12 Dangerous Food Additives the Dirty Dozen Food Additives

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12 Dangerous Foo d Add it ives: The Dirty Dozen Foo d Add itives

You Rea lly Need to b e Aware Of

by www.SixWise.com

In the United Sta tes, more than 3,000 substa nc es c an be added to food s for

the p urpose o f preserva tion, c oloring , texture, inc rea sing flavo r and m ore.While each of these substa nc es is lega l to use (a t least he re in the Sta tes),

whe ther or not the y are all som ething you wa nt to be c onsuming is anothe r

sto ry a ll together.

The foo d c olorings that ma ke c and y pretty colors have be en linked to c anc er

and tumors of the b ra in, thyroid, ad rena l gland and kidney in animal stud ies.

With a ny p roc essed food you run the risk of c om ing ac ross add itives, and

rea d ing through ingred ient labels c an be like trying to d ec od e a puzzle.

Of c ourse, ea ting la rge ly fresh, whole foods is the best w ay to sta y aw ay from

unsavory add itives, but , assuming you d o inc lude som e p roc essed foods in

your diet, the fo llowing a dd itives a re ones you surely wa nt to sta y aw ay from .

Look for them on ingred ient lab els and if one turns up , take a pass.

Prop yl Ga llate

This p reserva tive, used to p revent fa ts and oils from spoiling , might c ause

c anc er. It's used in veg etab le oil, mea t p rod uc ts, pota to sticks, c hic ken soup

base a nd c hew ing gum, and is ofte n used with BHA and BHT (see below).

BHA and BHT

Butyla ted hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butyla ted hydroxyto luene (BHT) are used

sim ilarly to p rop yl ga llate -- to keep fa ts and oils from going ranc id . Used

c omm only in c ereals, chew ing g um, vegeta ble oil and po tato chips (and

also in som e food pac kag ing to p reserve freshness), these add itives have

been found by som e stud ies to c ause c anc er in ra ts. If a b rand you

c om monly buy uses the se a dd itives, look for a d ifferent va riety, as not a ll

manufacturers use these preservatives.

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Som e food add itives a re neuroto xic , whic h mea ns they're c apable of a ltering

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* Limb wea kness or numbness

* Loss of m em ory, vision, and intellec t

* Head ac he

* Cog nitive and be havioral problem s

* Sexual dysfunc tion

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Potassium Bromate

This add itive is used in b rea ds and rolls to inc rea se the volume a nd p rod uc e a

fine c rumb struc ture. Althoug h most b rom ate b rea ks dow n into b rom ide,

whic h is ha rmless, the b rom ate tha t d oe s rem ain c auses c ancer in animals.

Brom ate ha s been banne d througho ut the w orld, exc ep t for in the UnitedSta tes and Japan. In Ca lifornia , a canc er wa rning would likely be required if it

were used , which is why it is ra rely used in tha t sta te .

Monosod ium g lutama te (MSG)

MSG is used as a flavor enha nc er in many pac kaged foods, inc luding soup s,

sa lad d ressings, sausages, hot dog s, c anned tuna , potato c hips and m any

more. Acc ord ing to Dr. Russell Blaylock, an a utho r and neurosurge on, there is

a link betw een sudd en c ard iac dea th, pa rtic ularly in a thletes, and excitotoxic

dam age c aused by food add itives like MSG a nd a rtific ia l swe eteners.Exc ito toxins a re, ac c ord ing to Dr. Blayloc k, "A group of exc ita to ry am ino a c ids

tha t c an c ause sensitive neurons to d ie ."

Ma ny c onsumers have a lso persona lly expe rienc ed the ill effec ts of MSG,

whic h leave them with a hea da che, nausea or vomiting a fter eating M SG-

c onta ining food s. To find out m ore about the side effec ts assoc ia ted with

MSG, as well as a c om plete list o f whic h food s c onta in it, see our pa st a rticle

MSG: If it's Safe: Why do They Disguise it on the Labels?

Asparta me (Equa l, NutraSweet)

This a rtific ia l sweetener is found in Equal a nd NutraSwe et , along with p rod uc ts

tha t c onta in them (diet sod as and othe r low-cal and d iet food s). This

swee tener has been found to c ause b ra in tum ors in rats as far bac k as the

1970s, however a m ore rec ent stud y in 2005 found tha t even small do ses

inc rea se the incidenc e o f lymp homas and leukemia in ra ts, along with brain

tumors.

People who are sensitive to a spartame may also suffer from hea daches,

d izziness and ha lluc ina tions a fte r consuming it.


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Acesulfame-K

Ac esulfam e-K is an a rtific ia l sweetener tha t's about 200 times sweeter tha n

sugar. It's used in baked goo ds, chewing gum , gela tin desserts and soft d rinks.

Two ra t stud ies have found that this substa nc e m ay cause c ancer, and othe r

stud ies to reliably p rove this add itive's sa fety ha ve no t b een c ond uc ted .Acesulfam e-K also b rea ks dow n into a c eto ac eta mide, whic h has been found

to a ffec t the thyroid in ra ts, rabb its and dog s.

Olestra

Olestra is a fa t substitute used in c rac kers and potato chips, ma rketed under

the b rand nam e Olea n. This synthetic fa t is not absorbed by the b od y

(instead it goes right through it), so it can cause diarrhea, loose stools,

abdominal cramps and flatulence, along with other effects. Further, olestra

red uc es the bod y's ab ility to absorb bene fic ia l fat-soluble nutrients, inc ludinglycope ne, lutein and b eta -c arotene.

Sod ium Nitrite (Sod ium Nitrate )

Like d iet sod a? The aspartame tha t's used to sweeten it inc rea ses lymphom as,

leukem ia and b rain tumors in rats -- even in small doses.

Sod ium nitrite (or sod ium nitrate) is used as a p reserva tive, c oloring and

flavo ring in b ac on, ham , hot d og s, luncheon mea ts, co rned bee f, smoked fish

and othe r p roc essed mea ts. These a dd itives c an lea d to the forma tion o fc anc er-c ausing c hem ic als c alled nitrosamines.

Som e stud ies have found a link betw een c onsuming c ured mea ts and nitrite

and c ancer in humans.

Hydrogena ted Vegeta ble Oil

The p roc ess used to ma ke hydrog ena ted veg eta ble o il (or partially

hydrogenated veg eta ble o il) create s trans fats, whic h p rom ote hea rt d isea se

and d iabetes. The Institute o f Me d ic ine has advised tha t c onsumers shouldea t a s litt le trans fa t a s possible. You should a vo id anything with these

ingred ients on the label, which inc lude s som e m arga rine, veg eta ble

shortening , crac kers, co okies, ba ked goods, sa lad d ressings, bread and more.

It's used bec ause it red uc es c ost and inc rea ses the shelf life and flavor sta b ility

of food s.

Blue 1 and Blue 2

Blue 1, used to c olor c and y, beve rages and baked g oods, may ca use

c anc er. Blue 2, found in pet food , c andy and beverag es, has c aused b ra intum ors in m ic e.


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Red 3

This food c oloring is used in c herries (in fruit c oc kta ils), baked goo ds and

c and y. It c auses thyroid tum ors in ra ts, and may cause them in humans as

well.

Yellow 6

As the third m ost often used food coloring, yellow 6 is found in many produc ts,

inc lud ing b ac ked go od s, c andy, gelatin and sausages. It ha s been found to

c ause a drena l gland and kidney tum ors, and c onta ins small am ounts of

ma ny c arcinoge ns.

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