Unpacking the Ingredients: Sugars, Colors, Seed Oils, Gums, and Nitrates

Curious about the hidden world within your food? This podcast dives deep into a couple sneaky common ingredients: sugars, artificial food colors, seed oils, gums, and nitrates. We'll explore:

Join us as we separate fact from fiction, uncovering the science behind these common ingredients and empowering you to make informed choices about what you eat.

More food for thought:

What's wrong with cereal: https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2022/01/cereal-offenders-potentially-harmful-ingredients-healthy-breakfast-food

Glycemic index of common sugars: https://www.goodrx.com/well-being/diet-nutrition/sweeteners

Why is aspartame bad: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/chemicals/aspartame.html#:~:text=IARC%20classifies%20aspartame%20as%20%E2%80%9Cpossibly,mechanisms%20for%20it%20causing%20cancer.

What's up with seed oils: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/seed-oils-are-they-actually-toxic

Omega 6s in Seed Oils: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8504498/

What's the deal with lard: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/lard-may-not-be-as-bad-for-your-health-as-the-fats-detractors-say/2013/04/15/874490a0-9bb5-11e2-9bda-edd1a7fb557d_story.html

Palm oil & cancer: https://www.irbbarcelona.org/en/news/scientific/palmitic-acid-promotes-cancer-metastasis-and-leaves-more-aggressive-memory-tumour

Nitrates & why they are bad: https://www.webmd.com/diet/fot oods-high-in-nitrates

Hot dog dilemma: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8167267/

Why are gums bad: https://elmhurst1925.com/blogs/news/gums-thickeners-and-emulsifiers-in-food-are-they-really-bad

Toxicity of artificial colors: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23026007/

More info on colors: https://www.foodnerdinc.com/blogs/food-for-thought/artificial-food-coloring-no-thank-you#:~:text=Artificial%20dyes%20contain%20small%20molecules,defend%20the%20body

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