The food additive Propionic Acid (PPA), a commonly used preservative in processed foods has been linked in new scientific research to harming the fetal brain and possibly leading to autism.
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Category: Processed Food Chemicals
Your food and bottled water contain tens of thousands of micro-plastic bits: New study
According to the results of a new scientific study, micro-plastics are pervasive in your food and drink and the average American consumes more than 70,000 particles of “microplastics” every year — and that’s likely an underestimation, say the scientists heading up the research.
Researchers Hide Key Facts from Participants in Another Attitudes about GMO Food Study
Yet another study has just been published that has as its premise, “If we could just get the idiot public to understand science, they would change their negative attitudes about GMO food”. The problem? As with the researchers that came before them did, the researchers in the current replication study neglected to inform study participants of TWO KEY FACTORS SURROUNDING GMO FOOD: (1) High levels of Monsanto’s Round-Up Weedkiller pesticide is present in GMO foods on the grocery shelves, and (2) No safety testing for GMO foods has ever been conducted in the U.S.
Toxic Forever Chemical PFAS Leaching into Food, FDA Confirms
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just released the findings of its own study of the presence of toxic industrial chemical PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalykyl substances) in food and found that it is, as numerous independent university and research institute studies have reported, leaching into the U.S. food supply.
Two More Studies Link Ultra-Processed Foods with Serious Health Risks and Early Death
Two more large-scale studies have demonstrated a link between diets containing ultra/highly processed foods and heart disease, stroke risk and early death.
Processed Foods Trigger Weight Gain: NIH study
A new National Institute of Health (NIH) study has just been released that links highly processed foods to weight gain in a rather dramatic way.
What Additives are in the Beyond Meat Veggie Burger?
Beyond Meat products is a highly processed food and as such includes food additives that may be problematic for some consumers. This article takes at look at what those food additives are and informs consumers about the adverse reactions that have been linked to some of them in scientific studies, medical studies, consumer reports and clinical trials. Of special interest is the high level of salts present in this highly processed food product.
Common Food Additive Propionate may be Harming Your Metabolism
A new study on the commonly used food additive, Propionate (frequently listed on food ingredients labels as ‘calcium propionate’) triggered an increased resistance to insulin in study participants; chronic insulin resistance is known to help contribute to type 2 diabetes and other metabolic disorders like obesity.
Concerning levels of heavy metals arsenic, lead in some fruit juices
A new investigative report conducted by Consumer Reports has just revealed that many commercial fruit juices* still contain “concerning levels” … More
Processed meats linked to increased cancer risk
This is not new information from us, of course; we have been reporting on the scientific research on this topic … More
