Question 1

what kind of disease did people get from food before food additives?

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There was: Always the risks of illness from food spoilage such as stomach illnesses, and poisonings. But most deaths were from other causes-due to childhood illness, infections, trauma.

Question 2

if i eat processed foods once or twice a week, am i receiving more than a safe dosage of chemical food additives?

Accepted Answer

Depends on view: Additives have been around since they realized it could extend the useful life of these products. The processed foods you by must be assembled, shipped, shelved and often stored in your home until use. It could be a simple bag of cookies or canned food.  Although it is a cottage industry to decry "additives" and paint them as bad, most of it is supported by junk science. Eat what you wish.

Question 3

what can i do to make healthy dishes more appetizing without using any food additives?

Accepted Answer

Spices!: Using spices in your cooking not only helps with taste, but also helps with health conditions you may have.  For example, cinnamon helps stabilize blood sugar, curry/tumeric helps boost the immune system and peppers help with not only the immune system but also boost metabolism!

Question 4

please tell me, is triacetin a safety food additive?

Accepted Answer

At least by the FDA: This meets the Generally Regarded as Safe(GRAS) criteria by the FDA.  But any artificial chemicals that you can avoid, the better.

Question 5

is carboxymethylcellulose safe  to consume as a food additive?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it's safe.: Cellulose is the main structural component of plants. It gives plants their stiffness. CarboxymethylCellulose is Cellulose that was treated to dissolve more easily in water. It’s used as a thickener for foods (like ice cream) and other products. It’s a form of fiber, and therefore passes through your digestive tract without being absorbed. It is considered to be safe as a food additive.

Question 6

how are food additives tested by the fda to prove they are safe to use?

Accepted Answer

Good question: The fda cannot absolutely "prove" any additive is safe to use.  However, the fda is charged with determining whether there is "reasonable certainty" of no harm to consumers when additives are used as the company proposes.   They use the best available science to examine this.  Even if generally safe, a given additive may still cause individuals trouble. For more info:  http://tinyurl.Com/mxkau9p.

Question 7

would it be possible that a food or food additive cause generalized itching?

Accepted Answer

Yes: A person may be allergic to constituents of food and may develop generalize itching from consuming the responsible item.

Question 8

how can i fix food additive allergies?

Accepted Answer

Food: The alcat test, a sensitivity test for food intolerance, including additives, mould, herbarls, are helping patients, together with a nutritional advisers. We did that in combination with other labs , and could help you. Contact your pcp, or a dr. Doing those.

Question 9

is there a connectiong between hyperactivity and food additives?

Accepted Answer

Undetermined: The to& fro on food additives first peaked in the early 70's. By eliminating dyes & additives parents often saw improvement in behaviors although most testing could not verify effects.Later studies show minor effects of food additives as well as various foods, exclusion of which improves performance. A subset of the population is probably sensative but identification of the subgroup is difficult.

Question 10

how can  exercise, food additives and genetics relate to each other?

Accepted Answer

Unclear question: Genetics and environment interact with each other in multiple ways. For example, not everybody develops muscles to the same extent with the same amount of exercise.

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