Are there Dangerous Ingredients in the Food We Eat Every Day?
Unfortunately, the answer to that question is yes.
Do you suffer from health problems like cancer or heart
disease? Does your child have ADD or learning
disabilities? Are you struggling with weight problems?
Here are 10 Ingredients found in our food that might be causing your health problems:
- Hormones, steroids and antibiotics found in animal products – Even if you don't eat meat, you could still be getting these dangerous ingredients in your diet-if the vegetables you eat are treated with the manure of animals with these in their system.
- Toxins and pollutants - these come from contaminated water and in the air. Even some banned years ago are still in our soil, such as DDT.
- Pesticides, fertilizers and fumigants – Unless you eat only organic produce, your food has been sprayed or dusted with these dangerous ingredients.
- MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) – this is a chemical ingredient which is used to stimulate tastebuds. It may not even be listed on the food label if it were mixed with another chemical prior to being put into our food.
- Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils – These oils give food a longer shelf life. The by-product of this, trans fats are created and trans fats clog your arteries and increase your LDL or bad cholesterol.
- GMO’s (genetically modified organisms) put into cotton, corn, soybeans, canola.
- High fructose Corn Syrup – This ingredient is cheaper to produce than sugar but it is still sugar. Take a look at the label of many of the foods you eat. You will see fat-causing high frutose corn syrup listed.
- Artificial colors and flavorings – the true color of food is lost in processing so fake colors and flavorings are added.
- Artificial sweeteners – if you purchase diet foods and drinks, they are sweetened with artificial sweeteners. There is great debate as to whether or not these ingredients are safe.
- Benzoate Preservatives - These preserve the fats in food and prevent them from becoming rancid. They also can cause problems in your body by producing low levels of hormones.
The only sure way to protect yourself from these chemicals and ingredients is to eat organic food and buy organically raised meat. Also, become a label reader and look for products which do not contain these ingredients.
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Are There Dangerous Ingredients in the Food We Eat?
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