| Anything that doesn't occur naturally in
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| | bleaches.Should you try to avoid
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| a particular food is considered an
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| | additives?Not unless you have identified
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| additive. Many of these substances occur
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| | a specific allergy or sensitivity. Many
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| naturally in one food but become
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| | people believe they are sensitive to MSG,
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| additives when used in the manufacture of
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| | and you can avoid it if you wish. Most
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| another food. You might find sodium
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| | additives are used in such small amounts
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| propionate in the list of ingredients in
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| | that they have no significance in your
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| a loaf of bread, but if you buy Swiss
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| | diet unless you consume huge quantities
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| cheese, you'll be eating ten times as
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| | of a single food.You should be more
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| much sodium propionate. It won't be
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| | concerned about what's taken out of your
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| listed on the label, because it is a
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| | food than what's added in. "Enriched"
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| natural component of the cheese.Why are
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| | means vitamins, minerals, other nutrients
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| additives put in food?They have a variety
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| | and fiber were been removed during
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| of functions. Additives are used to
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| | processing, and what is added back may be
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| replace nutrients lost in processing (for
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| | only a small part of what was taken away.
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| example, all white flour must have
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| | When fiber is removed, you are the loser.
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| thiamine, riboflavin, niacin and folate
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| | Extracted oils give you lots of calories
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| put in to replace what is lost when the
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| | and little of the nutrients that were in
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| wheat germ is removed), or to add
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| | the original plants.If your diet consists
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| nutrients (i.e., vitamins in breakfast
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| | primarily of fruits, vegetables, whole
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| cereals). Some additives are used as
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| | grains and beans, you don't give food
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| preservatives to retard spoilage, such as
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| | processors the chance to remove the good
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| BHA and BHT, or antioxidants that keep
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| | parts that nature provides and you won't
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| fat from turning rancid. Others are used
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| | need to worry about what's added behind
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| to improve the texture or consistency by
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| | your back.Dr. Gabe Mirkin has been a
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| making the product thicker, smoother, or
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| | radio talk show host for 25 years and
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| more free-flowing, or to keep ingredients
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| | practicing physician for more than 40
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| from separating. Flavorings and colorings
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| | years; he is board certified in four
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| are considered additives, whether they
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| | specialties, including sports medicine.
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| are the relatively benign spices, salt
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| | Read or listen to hundreds of his fitness
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| and pepper, or the ominous-sounding
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| | and health reports at weekly newsletter
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| "artificial flavors", dyes and
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| | on fitness, health, and nutrition.
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