07-02-2009, 07:05 AM
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Why women should avoid red dye in food
Red dyes are only one of many colors of artificial additives that are being used today to make foods look more appealing, but in reality make them much less appealing. For example, one kind of red dye is even made from bugs! Whoever the weirdo's are who thought this one up, they catch a million pretty beetles that turn bright red just before mating to make one tiny ounce of red dye from their ground up shells.
This dye is most commonly used for lipstick and medication coating. So even though it is not used in foods directly we will most likely still be ingesting it. How delicious.
Food manufacturers are preying on our ignorance's. (And poor little beetles apparently.) Many other countries have banned artificial colorings for many reasons, one of which is that most are derived from coal tar. Studies have linked them to a number of health problems.
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Why women should avoid red dye in food - by Chris Dixon - Helium
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