Is your pretty food killing you?

Food Dye is in so many of our food products. Its sole purpose is to make food look pretty; it does not alter the taste of the food at all. The foods that contain the most dyes are marketed directly to kids. Children like most of us are drawn to bright colors and many consumers even think, incorrectly, that the brighter food tastes better.

We've all heard before that food dye can make some kids ADHD, but that is only some kids’ right? Food dyes don't affect us all badly, right? WRONG.
 
Many of the food dyes have devastating long term effects on our health. Safety tests were conducted by the same companies that profit from sale of dye laden foods. These studies were conducted only for 2 years and have not looked at the long term effects of dye consumption. To make matters worse the FDA’s guidelines for acceptable levels of dye in food were created for adults, not children. This is especially upsetting because the products that contain the most dye are marketed directly to the younger population, whose bodies and brains are still growing.

·         Red 40 – Common – causes cancer, ADHD, Rhinitis and asthma

·         Yellow 5 – Common – ADHD, blurred vision, anxiety, migraines, asthma, panic attacks and temper tantrums

·          Blue 1 – Common - causes cancer, ADHD, Rhinitis, and asthma

·         Yellow 6 – Adrenal gland & kidney tumors

·         Green 3 – bladder cancer & allergies

·         Orange 3 – allergies, ADHD, Kidney damage

·         Red 3 – Chromosomal damage & thyroid tumors

 

European countries have already put bans in place, forcing the food manufacturers to change the chemicals they put in the food. Unfortunately our FDA has been bought and paid for by the food industry, so we cannot rely on them to keep our food supply safe. It is up to us to make sure our children are given dye and preservative free food. The only way to change the food industry is to affect the profit margin. When more people choose not to buy their products, a change will be made.


To see just how dangerous food dyes are take standard food coloring and put it on any plant that is being eaten by bugs. You will see that those pretty colors work as a pesticide as well. Imagine what it is doing to our bodies on a daily basis.