Friday, February 16, 2007

Bad Foods (6)

PROCESSED FOODS:

The processing of foods changes the original food and the proportions of the nutrients within these foods. Many pre-packaged and plastic wrapped foods, quick fix, and microwavable, and boil in the cup/bag foods have gone through a multitude of prcoesses before they end up in the supermarket. These foods have little or no nutritional value.

The food industry alows up ot 3,000 food additives to be used in the processing of food. And just because many of these additives are deemed safe, it does not mean that they are. So, chemicals, food additives, coloring agents, sweeteners, artificial flavors, dyes, nitrates, nitrites, preservatives to prevent spoilage, acids, maturing, bleaching agents, emulsifiers to maintain consistency are all finding their way into our bodies via these easy-to-prepare packaged foods.

These processes can cause allergies, stress on the liver to process such chemicals, many of which are cancer forming.

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