How Much Poison is in Your Food?

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Food additives: The worst toxic food ingredients.

Palm Oil

What is bad about it:
When palm oil is turned into a solid it becomes a trans fat
What it does:
Keeps packaged foods "fresh" for longer
What that does to your body:
1. Raises bad LDL cholesterol
2. Lowers good HDL cholesterol
3. Increase risk of blood clots and heart attacks
What to replace it with:
Monounsaturated fats, such as olive, peanut and canola oils and foods that contain unsaturated omega-3 fatty acids

"White" Processed foods

What is bad about it:
When a whole grain is refined, most of its nutrients are sucked out.
What it does:
Extends products shelf life.
What that does to your body:
White processed foods are devoid of fiber and nutrients, so they are too easy to digest, forcing your blood sugar and insulin levels higher.
This sends your blood sugar and insulin skyrocketing
What to replace it with:
Whole grains, like brown or wild rice, whole-wheat breads and pastas, barley, and oatmeal

Corn Syrup

What is bad about it:
Americans consume more calories from high fructose corn syrup than any other source.
What it does:
Makes food sweet
What that does to your body:
Increases triglycerides, boosts fat-storing hormones, and drives people to overeat, making them gain weight.
What to replace it with:
Honey, Molasses, Maple syrup

Aspartame

What is bad about it:
Believed to be carcinogenic and accounts for more reports of adverse reactions than all other foods and food additives combined.
What it does:
Artificially sweetens food
What that does to your body:
Studies have suggested that aspartame tricks the brain into forgetting that sweetness means extra calories, making people more likely to keep eating.
What to replace it with:
Stevia, Agave nectar, Turbinado

Chemical Compounds

You should avoid words that you cannot pronounce:

Sodium Benzoate and Potassium Benzoate

What they do to food:
Prevent mold from growing in soda
What they do to you:
Benzine is a known carcinogen that is also linked with serious thyroid damage.

Butylated Hydroxyanisole

Sodium Nitrates And Sodium Nitrites

What it does to food:
Preserve processed meats
What it does to you:
Believed to cause colon cancer and metabolic syndrome, which can lead to diabetes.

Blue 1 & 2, Green 3, Red 3, And Yellow 6

Bonus fact! If the dye has the word "Lake" in it that means it has been mixed with Aluminum Hydroxide.

What it does to food:
Color foods.
What it does to you:
Linked to thyroid, adrenal, bladder, kidney, and brain cancers.

Monosodium glutamate

What it does to food:
Enhances flavor
What it does to you:
High levels of free glutamates have been shown to interfere with brain chemistry.

How much would it take to kill you?

Assumptions: Person weighs 150 pounds or 67.5kg

Vitamin D

Caffeine

Table Salt

Alcohol (Beer, wine, spirits)

Disclaimer: This does not mean it is safe to drink 32 beers.

Citric acid (oranges, grapefruit, lemon)

Sugar

Read before you eat. Be aware of what you're putting into your body.

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