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Why Fake Food Makes Us Fat
Nutrients are required to feed the bodies processes and to provide strength for physical movement and activity. The body tunes itself to the source of these nutrients by way of taste or smell recognition. This is interpreted in the body as cravings for specific foods…
October 16, 2010
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The Problems With Salt In The Diet
Unfortunately reducing salt in our diets is not as simple as not adding salt on our plated food or reducing the amount of salt we use for cooking. Sodium (Salt) is one of the most popular food additives used to enhance flavour and preserve processed foods. It can be assumed any processed food purchased from a supermarket will contain sodium in one form or another…
October 16, 2010
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The Overuse Of Fats In Our Diet
Animal and vegetable oils and fat are used in large amounts in processed food. Fats are included for several reasons including helping dry processed food such as biscuits stay moist. Home made biscuits would last only a week or so in a biscuit tin, purchase them from a store and they will last a month or more after opening. Fats and Oils in processed food requires additional preservatives to prevent them from going rancid…
October 16, 2010
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Problems With Chemical Additives In Processed Food
Chemicals and Synthetic additives form a large part of processed food available today. These chemicals are used for anything from adding or enhancing flavour, preserving, colouring or to provide nutrition or or assist in making nutrition available to us. Some additives are considered safe to consume – though their relevance is questionable while others are banned in many countries where they are recognised for their connection to a varied number of health issues…
October 16, 2010
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Common Chemical Additives Found In Processed Food
Pick up a packet, bottle or box of processed food in a Supermarket and it is likely it will contain at least one but likely several synthetic chemicals used to either enhance flavour, extend shelf life or change the colour or appearance of the food. But what are these chemicals and what do they do?
October 16, 2010
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