Is the food additive softener harmful to health
Is the food additive softener harmful to health
Almost all foods contain pigments, flavorings, preservatives, antioxidants, flavoring agents, essence or thickening agents. Consumers are in a quandary, on the one hand, they can't resist the taste of delicious food, and on the other hand, they have a bad taste for food additives and softeners.
There are now more than 300 kinds of E codename substances - food additives, most of which are harmless to the body, such as E300, which are mainly vitamin C. However, while most additives are completely harmless, if the substance is mixed with other substances, it can also cause irritation or damage to human health.
So, should consumers beware of food on supermarket shelves? There is always this or that kind of additive that is not edible in question.
The latest survey by the European Ramazzini foundation has reduced the interest in foods that contain the compound sweetener Aspartam. Because in the experiment the mice fed the substance gave birth to cancer. In addition to drink too much beverage containing Phosphate ester (Phosphate) are easy to fracture.
In 1994, studies have shown that people who drink cola at Harvard University are five times more likely to have a broken bone than those who don't.
The use of some additives will also play a nasty effects, such as E235 - enzyme element (Natamycin), he is a drug has anti-inflammatory effects, usually in animal and human medicine for the treatment of foot and mouth ulcers. It is also often used on the surface of cheese, cured meats and salami.
"Many people think that a small amount of additives in food is bad for the body," says MarionWafler of SGE, a Swiss nutrition association. "it's often a nutritional surplus that is harming people's health."
Federal health bureau (BAG) to remove concerns, also its spokesman SabinaHelfer said: "because the Swiss regulations in this area is very strict, therefore used in food additives are carefully tested, and control consumption as much as possible." According to a wide-ranging survey by the international commission, even the daily consumption of these additives does not have a negative effect on health
