Food Preservatives

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What are Preservatives?

• Chemicals added to maintain color and freshness of food and drink products.

What’s the big deal?

• Some preservatives are known to be harmful to the human body but are added anyways because they are cheap.

• Some are classified as carcinogens or cancer causing agents.

Colas

• High Fructose Corn Syrup

• Carmel Color

• Phosphoric Acid

High Fructose Corn Syrup

• Metabolized by liver, can lead to liver damage and even liver failure

• Functional bowel disease

• Hypertensive

• Rots teeth

Caramel Color

• Brown color made from burnt sugar

• Preservative effect

• Exempt from regulation

Phosphoric Acid

• Acidifying agent

• Rots teeth

• Cause calcium loss

• Rust remover

• High blood pressure

Diet Coke

More of previous ingredients + …

• Aspartame

• Potassium Benzoate

• Citric Acid

Aspartame

• Outlawed in some countries

• Hard of hearing

• Blindness

• Convulsions

• High blood pressure

• Liver Cancer

Potassium Benzoate

• Allergies

• Asthma

• Skin reactions

• Hyperactivity

• Gastric irritation

• Migraines

Citric Acid

• Acidifying agent

• Made from fruit juice

• NO known side effects!!