There are many chemicals added in food items that can be har
There are many chemicals added in food items that can be harmful to health by consuming longer. Some of these major chemicals are as follows: 1. Sodium Benzoate • Use: Used as a preservative, especially in sauce, juice, pickle etc. • Loss: Liver may cause damage and allergies if taken in excess. 2. Monosodium Glutamate (MSG / Ajinomoto) • Uses: Taste enhancing agent, especially in Chinese food. • Loss: headache, dizziness, chest irritation, "Chinese restaurant syndrome". 3. Tartrazine (Tartrazine - E102) • Uses: Food color. • Loss: Allergies, skin problems, hypercracity in children. 4. Sodium Nitrate / Nitrite • Uses: to give red color and safety to meat (processed meat). • Loss: Increases the risk of cancer (especially colon cancer). 5. High fructose corn syrup (HFCs) • Uses: For sweetness, in cold drinks, candy, packaged foods. • Loss: Obesity, diabetes, loss to liver. 6. Butlated Hydroxy Anisol / Tolune (BHA / BHT) • Uses: to protect fats and oil from malfunction. • Loss: Possibility of cancer, hormonal imbalance. 7. Aspartame, Saccharin, Sucralose) • Uses: Diet food and instead of sugar in drinks. • Loss: Neurological problems, headache, imbalance of blood sugar.
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