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FOOD ADDITIVE; Def.
Any substance intentially added to a food that affects the characteristics of the food...
Food Drug and Cosmetic Act
While most of us think of food additives as chemicals, the FDA's own definition allows for a much broader interpretation.
In the broadest sense, food additives are what fundamentally distinguish processed foods from whole foods.
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SUGAR:
Most of us do not think of sugar as a food additive, but it meets the exact definition; a substance intentionally added to food to affect it's characteristics, i.e., flavor. Sugar and its derivatives, corn syrup corn sweeteners and high fructose are the most widely added substances to our food. Sugar is at the root of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity.
Sugar increases the caloric density of foods to very high levels and is so widely prevelant as an addtive that it is the single substance added to our food responsible for the widest and most pervasive range of health issues
HYDROGENATED OILS:
Every 1% of your diet that is comprised of hydrogenated oils increases your LDL profile by .032. Oil hydrogenation was first developed by Proctor and Gamble as a technique for enhancing the shelf life of processed food. Hydrogenated oils interfere with insulin signaling, promote cardiovascular disease and damage your body at a cellular level. These types of manufactured fats are still widely distrubted in most processed food...
most often present in foods with excess sugar.
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