Food Additives
Are Spray Butters a Healthy Choice?
Spray butters have always been a mystery to me. Do they have calories or not? Does using spray butter really help save calories? And, what are the actual ingredients in these diet products? They even have spray dressings at the...
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How Do Stevia Sweeteners Compare?
Over the last 5 years stevia has been gaining a lot of steam in the sugar alternative market. The fact that stevia is "all natural" and coupled with the marketing power of two multinational companies, stevia based sweeteners are quickly...
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Is Sea Salt a Healthy Choice?
Many restaurants and packaged foods now advertise that their food is made with sea salt as if to grab the attention of the consumer. Perhaps we associate sea salt with higher quality ingredients, a more natural product, or a lower...
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Is MSG Really That Dangerous?
MSG, monosodium glutamate, is the salt of an amino acid that is commonly used as a flavor enhancer. Glutamate by itself is even used as a flavor enhancer. Originating out of Japan, MSG has been used for years without...
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Could Soy Sauce Reduce Salt in Food?
Despite soy's salty reputation, food scientists believe adding soy sauce to food could cut salt content without sacrificing flavor. Swapping in soy sauce into salad dressings and soup could drop salt content by 17% to 50%. Arguably - it...
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Which Food Additives Are Safe, Unsafe Or Questionable
As soon as the word "additives" is used, the knee-jerk response tends to be "just avoid them...period". While choosing a diet that is devoid of most additives is a good way to go, we mustn't paint all additives with the...
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Is Stevia Safe?
Are you one of those folks who counts calories but avoids artificial sweeteners such as Splenda or Equal? If so, you may have considered switching to stevia instead. Stevia is a South American herb that is naturally hundreds of...
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Aspartame Poisoning and Chewing Gum
A New Zealand doctor has "confirmed" a case of aspartame poisoning from excessive consumption of chewing gum. When Ms Cormack, 25, of Wellington, began suffering crippling muscle cramps and tingling in her hands and feet about five months ago,...
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How Safe Are Artificial Sweeteners?
An article published in the US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) consumer magazine clearly advocates artificial sweeteners and lays to rest any of the negative rumors surrounding aspartame and sucralose....
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Splenda Side Effects Under Scrutiny
Scattered around the internet are reports of Spenda (sucralose) side effects. Theses are often detailed stories of health conditions that miraculously disappeared once Spenda was cut from the diet. Anti-Splenda Advocacy group Citizens for Health pushed for the FDA to...
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Test Yourself: Do You Know Everything About Artificial Sweeteners?
See if you can separate fact from fiction when it comes to choosing a sugar substitute....
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