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What happens when artificial colored and flavored food enters our bodies?

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Broken down: Artificial coloring and flavoring is broken down just like any other chemical in the body. Your chemistry does not appreciate any difference between artificial or natural. It breaks down chemicals based upon their molecular structure. Fortunately, there is a limited vocabulary of chemical structures and the body does not have to maintain a million separate pathways for degradation.

Answered 9/28/2016

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