At
Shape, two nutritionists
round up 13 ingredients the FDA allows in our food, even though other
developed nations ban them. Their message is pretty clear: "If you see
any of the following ingredients listed on the nutrition label, don't
buy the product." A sampling:
- Olestra:
This ingredient in fat-free potato chips robs the body of important
nutrients, often through side effects such as "oily anal leakage."
- Brominated vegetable oil (BVO):
It's found in sports drinks, but the main chemical, bromine, "is a
poisonous chemical that is considered both corrosive and toxic."
- Azodicarbonamide: Look
for it in breads, frozen dinners, and packaged baked goods. The
flour-bleaching chemical has been linked to asthma; Singapore imposes
jail fines on those who use it.
- Coloring agents (blue 1, blue 2, yellow 5, and yellow 6): These are in everything from cakes to candy to mac and cheese to soda. Better to get your food coloring in natural ways.
Read the full list
here.
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