Food additives to avoid.


	Food additives to avoid.
spiceybytes
5-3-2009 6:36 PM
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poison, additives, hazardous, toxic, dangerous, food, gfcf, diet, health
spiceybytes says:
Why are these still ALLOWED in our food?
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<H1>12 Food Additives to Avoid</H1></DIV>
<DIV class=standardSlideshow id=slideshowDescription>Scan the ingredient list 
and take a pass on these.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://health.msn.com/nutrition/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=100204508&imageindex=1">The list of the 12 most dangerous additives to red flag<SPAN 
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><STRONG><FONT face=Calibri>—</FONT></STRONG></SPAN>until 
we know more</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://health.msn.com/nutrition/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=100204508&imageindex=1">commonly added to bacon, ham, hot dogs, luncheon meats, smoked fish, and corned 
beef to stabilize the red color and add flavor. The preservative prevents growth 
of bacteria, but studies have linked eating it to various types of cancer. "This 
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food], and may form a compound that reacts in the body," says Gerbstadt. "BHA 
and BHT are not stable or inert. They're not just hanging out and being excreted 
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