Food Dangers
New Stealth Chemicals Hidden in Your Food
Thursday, September 25th, 2008This article is a reprint from Dr. Dan Curriden, Lighthouse Chiropractic
http://www.lighthousechiropractic.org/
If you pick up a can of soup and find that the sodium levels are lower than you expected, or that a food item advertises it has “less sugar” or “no MSG” … then there may be cause for alarm.
A relatively young company, Senomyx, may be responsible for the sodium and sugar levels falling in various grocery store items. They may be putting chemicals into your food right now, without telling you and without you even realizing. Under the law, they don’t have to.
What’s So Bad About High-Fructose Corn Syrup Anyway?
Thursday, September 25th, 2008In a study published in the June 4, 2004 edition of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, researchers compared the effects of glucose and fructose on a number of hormonal factors. The test subjects who had fructose showed higher levels of the hormone ghrelin, which stimulates eating. In addition, patients who took the fructose-laced drink had a jump in blood fats, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
Researchers theorized drinks sweetened with glucose may not foster overeating because the release of insulin from the pancreas is triggered by glucose, which, in turn, tells people they aren’t hungry. Additionally, the liver handles glucose in a much healthier way than fructose. (detailed later)
The Hidden Food Additive That Eats Your Brain
Thursday, September 25th, 2008…and it might also be making you fat
I’m going to cut right to the chase and tell you that the hidden ingredient is MSG or monosodium glutamate. “Big deal,” you say, “I read labels and don’t buy products with MSG, and I make sure I order my Chinese food without it.” If so, let me first applaud your efforts. But unfortunately, you can’t stop there, as sneaky food manufacturers are hiding MSG under a variety of names. But before we go into that, let’s first answer:
What’s The Big Deal About MSG, Anyway?
The Almonds are Falling
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008Two handlers of conventional (non-organic) almonds each had an instance where the almonds they packed were contaminated with Salmonella. These two instances occurred over a period of 6 years. A few folks got tummy aches. This so roused the folks who control the almond industry that they mandated that the entire crop be fumigated. This is doubly tragic in that the almond crop has been short for the past three years. Finally, when they got a bumper crop, the largest ever, of 1.3 billion pounds, instead of rejoicing in the bountifulness of this
Chemical Food Additives - Are They Slowly Killing Our Children?
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008By Lauralee
NewsTarget.com, January 17, 2008
Let me start by saying a chemical additive doesn’t necessarily ‘appear’ to be a problem immediately after ingestion. Quite often the effects are cumulative; a gradual build-up in the body produces roller-coaster days, some good, some bad. Some children are more sensitive to food chemicals and display immediate effects soon after ingestion of additives, colours in particular. In small amounts additives are not harmful. Effects are dose related and, tragically, dose for weight, children are consuming several times more additives than the acceptable daily intake (ADI). Before we get into the details of the most common problem foods, it is necessary to understand the testing and approval process, with emphasis on those factors that may confer the level of risk of toxic additives in infants and young children’s diets…read more
New Stealth Chemicals Hidden in Your Food
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008If you pick up a can of soup and find the sodium levels are lower than you expected, or that a food item advertises it has “less sugar” or “no MSG”…then there may be cause for alarm.
A relatively young company, Senomyx, may be responsible for the sodium and sugar levels falling in various grocery store items. They may be putting chemicals into your food right now, without telling you and without you even realizing. Under the law, they don’t have to… read more
50 Harmful Effects of Genetically Modified Foods
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008By Nathan Batalion
Largely between 1997 and 1999, gene-modified (GM) ingredients suddenly appeared in 2/3rds of all
Soft Drinks: America’s Other Drinking Problem
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008The Double Danger of High Fructose Corn Syrup
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008Truth About Food Processing
Monday, March 10th, 2008Dirty Secrets of the Food Processing Industry
By Sally Fallon
This presentation was given at the annual conference of Consumer Health of Canada, March, 2002.
Mankind has always processed his food; food processing is an activity that is uniquely human. One type of food processing is cooking.
