In this episode of Beyond the Crops, we are diving into a topic that's sparked a lot of interest on our social media platforms—artificial food dyes. We discuss our personal experiences, the impact of these dyes on our children, and the scientific research behind the effects of artificial food dyes on health and behavior.

Thrive market finds:

Find Jena's thrive market food dye swaps here.

Resources Mentioned:

Food Color and Autism: A Meta-Analysis: NCBI - WWW Error Blocked Diagnostic

Immune Reactivity to Food Dye:  NCBI - WWW Error Blocked Diagnostic

Prevalence of Artificial Food Colors in Grocery Store Products Marketed to Children:
NCBI - WWW Error Blocked Diagnostic

The Synthetic food dye, Red 40, causes DNA damage, causes chronic inflammation, and impacts microbiome in mice: NCBI - WWW Error Blocked Diagnostic

Food Dyes | An overview of all the dyes currently used in Food : https://www.macsenlab.com/blog/food-dyes-an-overview/

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