Know what you are eating....

ClaytonBigsby

Well-Known Member
http://health.yahoo.net/experts/menshealth/12-scariest-things-your-food

Here are the 11 scariest ingredients in your food:
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Acesulfame Potassium (Acesulfame-K)
[/h]WHAT IT IS: A calorie-free artificial sweetener 200 times sweeter than sugar. It is often used with other artificial sweeteners to mask a bitter aftertaste.
FOUND IN:
More than 5,000 food products worldwide, including diet soft drinks and no-sugar-added ice cream. Click here to discover The Strange Reason Diet Soda Makes You Fat.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
Although the FDA has approved it for use in most foods, many health and industry insiders claim that the decision was based on flawed tests. Animal studies have linked the chemical to lung and breast tumors and thyroid problems.
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Aspartame
[/h]WHAT IT IS: A near-zero-calorie artificial sweetener made by combining two amino acids with methanol. Most commonly used in diet soda, aspartame is 180 times sweeter than sugar.
FOUND IN:
More than 6,000 grocery items including diet sodas, yogurts, and the table-top sweeteners NutraSweet and Equal. (Did you know that most flavored yogurt is a step above ice cream? Find out the 25 New Healthy Foods That Aren’t.)
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
Over the past 30 years, the FDA has received thousands of consumer complaints due mostly to neurological symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, memory loss, and, in rare cases, epileptic seizures. Many studies have shown aspartame to be completely harmless, while others indicate that the additive might be responsible for a range of cancers.
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Titanium Dioxide
[/h]WHAT IT IS: A component of the metallic element titanium commonly used in paints and sunscreens. The food industry adds it to hundreds of products to make overly processed items appear whiter.
FOUND IN:
Processed salad dressing, coffee creamers, and icing.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
Titanium is a mined substance that's sometimes contaminated with toxic lead. Plus, most white dressings (like creamy ranch) aren’t great for you anyway. Both your health and your waistline will fare better if you go with an olive oil- or vinegar-based salad topper instead.
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Glyphosphate
[/h]WHAT IT IS: The active ingredient in the popular week killer Roundup. It’s used on corn and soy crops genetically engineered to withstand a heavy dousing of the chemical.
FOUND IN: Most nonorganic packaged foods containing corn- and soy-derived ingredients. Because it’s a systemic herbicide, it’s taken up by the plant—meaning you eat it.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
Glyphosphate exposure is linked to obesity, learning disabilities, and infertility.
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Butylated HydroxyAnisole (BHA)
[/h]WHAT IT IS: A petroleum-derived antioxidant used to preserve fats and oils.
FOUND IN:
Beer, crackers, cereals, butter, and foods with added fats.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
Studies have shown BHA to cause cancer in the forestomachs of rats, mice, and hamsters. The Department of Health and Human Services classifies the preservative as "reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen."
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Interesterified Fat
[/h]WHAT IT IS: A semi-soft fat created by chemically blending fully hydrogenated and non-hydrogenated oils. It was developed in response to the public demand for an alternative to trans fats.
FOUND IN:
Pastries, pies, margarine, frozen dinners, and canned soups.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
Testing on these fats has not been extensive, but the early evidence doesn't look promising. A study by Malaysian researchers showed a 4-week diet of 12 percent interesterified fats increased the ratio of LDL to HDL cholesterol. Furthermore, this study showed an increase in blood glucose levels and a decrease in insulin response.
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Red #3 (Erythrosine) and Red #40 (Allura Red)
[/h]WHAT THEY ARE: Food dyes that are orange-red and cherry red, respectively. Red #40 is the most widely used food dye in America.
FOUND IN:
Fruit cocktail, candy, chocolate cake, cereal, beverages, pastries, maraschino cherries, and fruit snacks. (Confused by now about what you can eat? We scoured the supermarket for the 125 Best Packaged Foods in America.)
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
The FDA has proposed a ban on Red #3 in the past, but so far the agency has been unsuccessful in implementing it. After the dye was inextricably linked to thyroid tumors in rat studies, the FDA managed to have the liquid form of the dye removed from external drugs and cosmetics.
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Yellow #5 (Tartrazine) and Yellow #6 (Sunset Yellow)
[/h]WHAT THEY ARE: The second and third most common food colorings, respectively.
FOUND IN: Cereal, pudding, bread mix, beverages, chips, cookies, and condiments.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Several studies have linked both dyes to learning and concentration disorders in children, and there are piles of animal studies demonstrating potential risks such as kidney and intestinal tumors. One study found that mice fed high doses of sunset yellow had trouble swimming straight and righting themselves in water. The FDA does not view these as serious risks to humans.
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Castoreum
[/h]WHAT IT IS: Beaver anal gland juice. Really. Beavers combine it with their urine to mark their territory.
FOUND IN:
Vanilla or raspberry flavoring in processed foods, labeled only as “natural flavoring.”
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
It’s beaver anal gland juice.
You won't believe what else you've been putting in your body. Click here to find out the 14 Foods You Should Never Eat.
 
I love beaver anal gland juice. I go to those U-Pick places north of the border and eat it fresh right off the beaver. cn
 
thanks for posting ^_^ i knew most of this already though still a good read!
 
What irritates me is the usual fearmongering. "Has been linked to". "Industry insiders". There are no hard data, just passing mentions of suggestive studies or simple anecdote. The real message (which I challenge) is "artificial is bad and natural is good". I love some good food chemstry and will often deliberately select artifice.

Except castoreum. That's best fresh on the half-shell. All i ask is that the beaver shave a little. cn
 
As a pest control technician here are some things I had to learn about... yes people we eat maggots every once in a while as approved by the FDA



Jump to: navigation, searchThe Food Defect Action Levels: Levels of natural or unavoidable defects in foods that present no health hazards for humans is a publication of the United States Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition[SUP][1][/SUP] detailing acceptable levels of food contamination from sources such as maggots, thrips, insect fragments, "foreign matter", mold, rodent hairs, and insect and mammalian feces.
The publication details the acceptable amounts of contaminants on a per food basis, listing both the defect source (pre-harvest infection, processing infestation, processing contamination, etc.) and significance (aesthetic, potential health hazard, mouth/tooth injury, etc.). For example, the limit of insect contaminants allowed in canned or frozen peaches is specified as: "In 12 1-pound cans or equivalent, one or more larvae and/or larval fragments whose aggregate length exceeds 5 mm."[SUP][1][/SUP]
The Food Defect Action Levels was first published in 1995. A printed version of the publication may be obtained by written request to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

stay high
SH420
 
some more from the FDA website
http://www.fda.gov/food/guidancecom...on/guidancedocuments/sanitation/ucm056174.htm

Not even vegetarians are really truly vegetarians... ;-)
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[TD="width: 30%"]TOMATO JUICE[/TD]

[TD="width: 20%"]Drosophila fly
(AOAC 955.46)[/TD]

[TD="width: 50%"]Average of 10 or more fly eggs per 100
grams
OR
5 or more fly eggs and 1 or more maggots per 100 grams
OR
2
or more maggots per 100 grams, in a minimum of 12 subsamples[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]Mold
(AOAC 965.41)[/TD]

[TD="width: 50%"]Average mold count in 6 subsamples is 24% or more and
the counts of all of the subsamples are more than 20%[/TD]
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DEFECT SOURCE: Fly eggs & maggots - preharvest and/or post harvest
and/or processing insect infestation, Mold - preharvest and/or post harvest
and/or processing infection

SIGNIFICANCE: Aesthetic






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[TD="width: 30%"]TOMATO PASTE, PIZZA AND OTHER
SAUCES
[/TD]

[TD="width: 20%"]Drosophila fly
(AOAC 955.46)[/TD]

[TD="width: 50%"]Average of 30 or more fly eggs per 100
grams
OR
15 or more fly eggs and 1 or more maggots per 100
grams
OR
2 or more maggots per 100 grams in a minimum of 12
subsamples[/TD]
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DEFECT SOURCE: Pre-harvest and/or post harvest and/or processing insect
infestation

SIGNIFICANCE: Aesthetic


stay high
SH420
 
Maggots? We eat rat poop with government approval too. There are standards for how many PPM of rats - actual hair/bone/teeth - and rat waste are allowed in food. Chocolate harbors lots!
 
As a meat eater, I am more offended by mold. I don't mind bonus protein, but them sneaking greens into my diet isoftheDevil. cn
 
yeah great thing i dont live in a city, i get most of my food from woods, buy a book on edible wild plants of your area, youd be surprised how much there are, and how good they are for you, the truth is natural foods are the only good ones for you.
 
yeah great thing i dont live in a city, i get most of my food from woods, buy a book on edible wild plants of your area, youd be surprised how much there are, and how good they are for you, the truth is natural foods are the only good ones for you.

This is where we disagree. Respectfully but firmly. cn
 
No way these are good for you, or even alright.....

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wish I didn't love them so.


Doctors in St Louis are pointing fingers at Flamin' Hot Cheetos, citing the spicy, cheesy snack as the culprit for recent spikes in emergency room visits. Due to excessive amounts of red and orange food dye in the treat, parents and children are mistaking red coloring in their stool for blood and rushing to hospitals in panic.

The doctors' complaint comes just days after the attempted ban of Flamin' Hot Cheetos from school vending machines in New Mexico, Illinois, and California due to their lack of nutritional value. According to Cheetos manufacturer Fritolay, an ounce of Flamin' Hot Cheetos (about 21 pieces) contains 160 calories, 250 milligrams of sodium, 11 grams of fat, and 1.5 grams of saturated fat.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/19/flamin-hot-cheetos-health-risks_n_1988606.html
 
What did the fish say when it ran into a wall? Dam!!!!

What is invisible and smells like carrots? Rabbit farts.

What is Smoreplay? It's what Smurfs do before they smuck.
 
This is where we disagree. Respectfully but firmly. cn
It is true, you take 2 people who are active, one eats food bought from store, the other eats organic and natural foods, the 2nd guy lives longer. Not saying all store bought food is bad, but there is so much shit added to it that doesent even make it "food" just makes it a chunk of poison.
 
What did the fish say when it ran into a wall? Dam!!!!

What is invisible and smells like carrots? Rabbit farts.

What is Smoreplay? It's what Smurfs do before they smuck.

OK game on.

What do you call a cow with no legs? Ground beef.

... a cow with two legs? Lean beef.

... a bull pleasuring himself? Beef Stroganoff. cn
 
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