12 Food Additives to Remove From Your Diet

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_12 Food Additives to Remove From Your Diet_

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1. Sodium nitrite

2. BHA & BHT

3. Propyl gallate

4. Monosodium glutamate

5. Trans fats

6. Aspartame

7. Acesulfame-K

8. Food colorings (Blue, Red, Green, Yellow)

9. Olestra

10. Potassium bromate

11. White sugar

12. Sodium chloride (salt)

Since some of these may not be familiar to you, sodium nitrite is a

preservative added most commonly to bacon, ham, hot dogs, sandwich meats, and

smoked fish. BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) and BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene)

are other preservatives added to foods like cereal, gum, potato chips, and

vegetable oils. Propyl gallate is found in meats, chicken soup base, and

gum. All of these preservatives have been linked to cancer.

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) can cause migraines and other adverse effects.

Trans fats are being eliminated from most foods, as the studies linking

them to heart disease, strokes, and kidney problems are widely accepted.

Aspartame is an artificial sweetener found in products like NutraSweet and

Equal as well as diet foods and soft drinks. And acesulfame-K is a newer

sweetener used in soft drinks and some baked goods.

Many food colorings have been banned by the FDA, but some can still be

found in foods that require a particular color. Olestra was common for a time

in potato chips as an additive that prevented fat from being absorbed in

your digestive system. Food colorings have been tied to cancer and Olestra

also blocks vitamins from being processed.

Potassium bromate is sometimes added to white flour, breads, and rolls to

increase the volume of the products, but it has cancer-causing properties

that have prompted some states in America to actually require a label to

that effect.

Finally, white sugar and sodium chloride (salt) can be dangerous if not

kept to a minimum.

 

 

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