5 most dangerous food additives on your table

Food additives are used to give the product an attractive color, even more pleasant taste and as a reliable method of preservation. The well-known E-index began to be used for marking as early as the mid-1950s. Numbers "going" following it, are the designation of what type of additive it is. So, from 1000 & ndash; 1105 are biocatalysts, as well as enzymes, 900 & ndash; 999 & ndash; these are substances that reduce foaming, 600 & ndash; 699 & ndash; flavor enhancers and flavors, 500–599 – baking powder, 300 & ndash; 399 & ndash; substances that stop oxidative processes, 200–299 – preservatives and 100–199 – represent, in fact, dyes. What effect do these supplements have on our body,

Bad E: all about dangerous food additives

The short shelf life of a particular product with a high degree of probability indicates that it contains a minimum amount of preservatives and, on the contrary, that the natural components in it – max.

The food additives present in most products, in general, do not have the best effect on our health.

Experts still do not have a consensus on which of them are safe and which products are best avoided. Moreover, for almost half a century in Europe it was allowed to use the additive E128 – a dye that gives

meat products a pink color. But recent studies have revealed that such an additive is carcinogenic. As a result, this food coloring was banned everywhere.

In general, nutritional supplements can cause aggravation of skin diseases (in particular, psoriasis), problems with the gastrointestinal tract, even poisoning and headaches are possible, drowsiness and fatigue are not ruled out. And the most common reaction to such additives is allergic. And its manifestation can be not only a rash on the skin, but also the inability to absorb certain substances. And often it doesn't show up for a long time. And yet, the body, which does not receive the necessary substances, may eventually react with an exacerbation of chronic diseases and the emergence of new ones.

List of harmful but… permitted additives

He is not so small, as it turns out. We will describe in detail only some of these additives.

E220. It is a preservative, more specifically, it is sulfur dioxide. It is often used in the production of salted fish, frozen fruits and vegetables, as well as dried fruits, marmalades, jams, various types of sausages. This preservative is even added to wines to prevent enzymatic fermentation. It is allergenic and especially dangerous for those who are prone to asthma. It also has a destructive effect on vitamin B1.

E621 enhances the taste. He is – monosodium glutamate. This E-shka is literally on everyone's lips, and there is no particular need to introduce it. But the fact that this supplement acts as a hyper pathogen on brain cells, is fraught with food addiction, and can also cause allergies and "reward" digestive problems, not many are aware.

E104 food coloring. It is used in the food industry in the production of smoked products, chewing gum, and candies. Quinyl yellow dye (as this supplement is otherwise called) can cause hives, provoke choking, or affect children's hyperactivity.

E338, which regulates acidity. Also not a healthy food supplement. It is used in the process of making cheese and meat products. This additive is especially harmful to the skeletal system and teeth, as it displaces calcium from them, which is fraught with osteoporosis and active destruction of the latter.

E320. It is also a preservative, which experts refer to as butylhydroxyanisole. It is part of fat-containing food products, used to prevent oxidative processes and prevent unpleasant odors. Most experts claim that this preservative is toxic and carcinogenic. At the same time, there is no official ban on its use to this day.

Find out which product, as well as the nutritional supplement used in it, caused health problems only by elimination.

Be attentive to yourself and your health, carefully monitor what foods you eat and whether they contain dangerous food additives.