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give me the top 10 chemicals they put into our food to stay away from......?
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- kushengLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
- Partially Hydrogenated Oil
Hydrogenated oils contain high levels of trans fats
Gives baked goods and snacks a longer shelf life
Trans fats increase harmful LDL cholesterol and decrease good cholesterol, both of which contribute to heart disease
- Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO)
BVO is an additive created by mixing vegetable oil with the element bromine
Gives the flavoring oils in soda the same density as water
The emulsified flavor oils stay suspended in the drink, boosting flavor in many citric-based fruit and soft drinks
Causes a significant increase of triglyceride and cholesterol content in both heart and liver
Residues in rats accumulated in body fat, damaging organs including heart, liver, thyroid, testicles, and kidneys
- High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)
HFCS was developed in the 1970s because it was cheaper than cane and beet sugar
With a high glycemic index, it converts to fat more than any other sugar
It alters the metabolic rate in a way that favors fat storage
Research suggests that it is a major factor of obesity
HFCS increases the risk for type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, strokes, and cancer
- Artificial Colors & Flavorings
Artificial colors are chemical compounds made mainly from coal-tar derivatives
Artificial colors have been linked to allergic reactions, asthma, skin rashes, hyperactivity, headaches and fatigue
Artificial flavors are cheaply produced chemical mixtures that mimic a natural flavor
Artificial flavors also linked to numerous sensitivities
- Benzoate Preservatives: BHT, BHA, TBHQ
Benzoates are antioxidants normally used as sodium, potassium, or calcium salts and their derivatives
Benzoates are often used in cereals, butter, meats, baked goods, snack foods, dehydrated potatoes, and beer
Can result in hyperactivity, asthma, urticaria, rhinitis, dermatitis and angiodema
Believed to cause tumors in lab rats
- Caffeine
Caffeine is a mildly additive stimulant
Caffeine increases heartbeat, respiration, basil metabolic rate, gastro enteric reflexes and production of stomach acid and urine
Caffeine affects the kidneys, increasing urination which can lead to dehydration
Caffeine is metabolized by the liver
Caffeine can lead to osteoporosis, infertility, heart disease, jitteriness, headaches, irritability, sleeplessness, possible birth defects, and depression
- Artificial Sweeteners
- Acesulfame-K: commonly used in sugar-free baked goods, chewing gum, gelatin desserts and soft drinks. May be cancerous
- Aspartame (Equal, NutraSweet): can cause sensitivities resulting in headaches, dizziness, and hallucinations
Saccharin: has resulted in cancer of the uterus, ovaries, skins, blood vessels and other organs in lab rats; may cause bladder cancer
- Sucralose (Splenda): artificial sweetener used mainly in diet foods; made by chemically reacting sugar with chlorine
Sorbitol: a sweetener used as a thickening agent; maintains moisture in dietetic drinks, foods, candy, shredded coconut and chewing gum; commonly has a laxative effect
- MSG (Monosodium Glutamate)
MSG is an amino acid flavor enhancer
Flavor enhancers are believed to stimulate appetites contributing to obesity
MSG is used mainly in restaurant food, salad dressing, chips, frozen entrees, soup and chips
Sensitivities to MSG include headaches, nausea, weakness, wheezing, edema, change in heart rate, burning sensation, and difficulty breathing
- Olestra
Olestra is an indigestible fat substitute used mainly in foods that are fried and baked
It is a non-absorbable lipid-like substance that inhibits the absorption of some vitamins and other nutrients
Linked to gastrointestinal disease, diarrhea, gas, cramps, bleeding, and incontinence.
Olestra can collect and assimilate fat-soluble vitamins present in other foods, reducing their ability to be absorbed. Long-term use of Olestra can reduce fat-soluble vitamin (including E, A, D and K) absorption.
- Sodium Nitrite and Nitrate
Preservatives used in preserving, coloring and flavoring cured meats and fish
They prevent botulism and are a color fixative
Nitrites/Nitrates can combine with chemicals in the stomach to form nitrosamine, a highly carcinogenic substance
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
Kenny, your information is bogus.
High fructose corn syrup is not genetically altered corn, it is a product produced by converting the starch in corn, any corn, into sugar. The sugar produced is fructose, also know as fruit sugar. It is the same sugar found in apples, grapes and honey.
Fructose is no different than any other sugar with regard to its health effects. If you eat too much, you will gain weight. It is sweeter to taste than sucrose (common table sugar) so as a sweetener, you need less of it to reach the same effect. It also has a slightly different taste than sucrose.
If you have any scientific evidence to support you claims, please post.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I'll give you one, and only one: high fructose corn syrup.
Long in short: HFCS does the following things that are bad:
* It is genetically altered corn to produce a higher fructose yield. This 'mutant' corn has not been tested for safe consumption by a living being.
* The extraordinarily high fructose levels in it inhibit copper metabolism. This is especially bad for men.
* They also inhibit insulin production. This means your body will not feel full nearly as fast; enabling you to consume more calories.
* fructose is more readily stored as fat than burned and used as actual energy, hence sometimes a feeling of lethargy afterwards.
* There is evidence to suggest, though no proof (yet) that is has addictive qualities.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
Aspartame
Acesulfame
Partially Hydrogenated Oils
Sucralose
Malodextrin
Monosodium Glutamate
Sodium Benzoate
Sodium Nitrite
Sodium Pyrophospate
The list is too long to mention here
- Anonymous1 decade ago
the main ones are trans fats (AKA hydrogenated vegtable oil) and sodium nitrate.
the first is a processed fat which greatly increases the risks of a heart atack and the second is a preservative that has been linked to canser.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
With so many processed goods, other than high fructose corn syrup and that hydrogenated stuff, if you can't pronounce it, don't eat it. It's getting harder to do now, though.