04-19-2014, 11:24 AM
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Originally posted by PaulW
If it was, it wouldn't even be sold.
There are a lot of products in the marketplace that are not exactly a boon to human health. If you don't practice due diligence and just blindly trust the companies that sell them, you aren't exactly practicing critical thought yourself.
Aluminum in baking soda and soda cans.
BPA (an estrogen receptor) in plastics of all kinds, and the lining in cans.
Heavy metals in large fish, cans of albacore tuna.
Aspartame, a fake sugar that has been linked to cancer.
Transfats, which are deadly.
Sodium benzoate, found in Coca-Cola, which is a carcinogen when combined with Vitamin C (it forms benzene).
THBQ - Mickey D's fries - a silicone anti-foaming agent also found in caulking and sealants. Yum!
Many of the food additives in American products are banned in other countries. Why is that?
Because the food companies are the ones dictating the conversation in this country. Their lobbyists are some of the most powerful in the nation. You really think they have your best interests at heart? SMH.