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Five Common Food Additives That Can Damage Your Brain
By Deane Alban | Contributing Writer for Wake Up World
Eating mostly whole foods as nature intended is the best recipe for a brain-healthy diet. This minimizes consumption of food additives, some of which are bad for your brain.
But most of us, even with the best intentions, eat food that comes in a can or a box at least once in awhile!
The FDA allows 3,000 additives to be used in the US food supply. Reading labels is a good place to start for avoiding these additives, but this can be confusing. Not all additives are unhealthy.
You will find everyday items on the list like salt, vitamin C, and acetic acid (vinegar). You’ll also find long-winded names like Eleutherococcus senticosus which may sound suspicious, but is actually the healthy herb ginseng.
But some of the worst health offenders aren’t required to be on the label! I’ve ferreted out a handful of additives that are known for harming the brain. Here is my “Hit List”, plus ways to easily avoid exposure.
Aspartame
This artificial sweetener is bad news any way you look at it. Currently, there are 92 categories of complaints filed against aspartame with the FDA.
Source: http://philosophers-stone.co.uk/wordpress/2014/06/five-common-food-additives-that-can-damage-your-brain/
