Colleen, this 1st post on my blog is for you..... :)
As many of you already know I am pretty serious what goes into my kids body. The reason I normally give for eliminating something, like dyes, is that it makes my normally sweet sensitive 6yr old into a complete monster. I also know other things about different food products that causes me to keep them away from our family's food.
I know that many food dyes listed as FD&C are derived from petroleum. Yes, petroleum, the same thing we fill up our cars with, the same thing that you can use to heat your home. The petroleum that is used as a fuel source goes through a distillation process but the base that both the FD&C color dyes and petroleum fuel comes from is the same. Here is a quote about color additives from the FDA.
"Two main categories make up FDA's list of permitted color additives. In addition to undergoing approval, some color additives are known as "certifiable." Certifiable color additives are man-made, derived primarily from petroleum and coal sources."
Another reason that we avoid food dyes is this. In 1994 the The Dept of Health and Human Services National Toxicology Program did a study to see if Benzidine, which is found in yellow food dyes, is carcinogenic. The study revealed that Benzidine was a known carcinogen and should be removed from the list of approved dyes. In 1999, studies showed that yellow food additives contained amounts of Benzidine that are higgher than the allowed amount by the FDA . Super! The yellow M&M I just ate could possibly cause cancer!
The last reason that we do not consume any artificially dyed food at our house is this...it makes our kids (and others) crazy! We know this from personal experience but there are also studies showing links between ADD/ADHD and food dyes in foods. These dyes are being phased out in Britain because of concerns about behavioral changes in children after eating or drinking items containing dye. (see study here- http://www.feingold.org/McCann2007.html)
Ok- I will not always be posting about food but I will continue to add things in here to educate people about the food they are consuming. I think the amount of information out there is overwhelming and most of it skewed by whoever is doing the research SO I am hoping to help by weeding through some it for you. Come back soon for posts about the fam.
As many of you already know I am pretty serious what goes into my kids body. The reason I normally give for eliminating something, like dyes, is that it makes my normally sweet sensitive 6yr old into a complete monster. I also know other things about different food products that causes me to keep them away from our family's food.
I know that many food dyes listed as FD&C are derived from petroleum. Yes, petroleum, the same thing we fill up our cars with, the same thing that you can use to heat your home. The petroleum that is used as a fuel source goes through a distillation process but the base that both the FD&C color dyes and petroleum fuel comes from is the same. Here is a quote about color additives from the FDA.
"Two main categories make up FDA's list of permitted color additives. In addition to undergoing approval, some color additives are known as "certifiable." Certifiable color additives are man-made, derived primarily from petroleum and coal sources."
Another reason that we avoid food dyes is this. In 1994 the The Dept of Health and Human Services National Toxicology Program did a study to see if Benzidine, which is found in yellow food dyes, is carcinogenic. The study revealed that Benzidine was a known carcinogen and should be removed from the list of approved dyes. In 1999, studies showed that yellow food additives contained amounts of Benzidine that are higgher than the allowed amount by the FDA . Super! The yellow M&M I just ate could possibly cause cancer!
The last reason that we do not consume any artificially dyed food at our house is this...it makes our kids (and others) crazy! We know this from personal experience but there are also studies showing links between ADD/ADHD and food dyes in foods. These dyes are being phased out in Britain because of concerns about behavioral changes in children after eating or drinking items containing dye. (see study here- http://www.feingold.org/McCann2007.html)
Ok- I will not always be posting about food but I will continue to add things in here to educate people about the food they are consuming. I think the amount of information out there is overwhelming and most of it skewed by whoever is doing the research SO I am hoping to help by weeding through some it for you. Come back soon for posts about the fam.
Karen
3 comments:
Yeah- my cousin has a blog!
The more I learn about the food we eat, the scarier it gets. Thanks for the info.
Looking forward to the family happenings :)
I'm so glad you decided to go ahead and do this blog! Already, I've learned some things.
Love the photo of your family!
Can't wait to see how your thoughts pour out on our FG subject! :)
Susan W. from the FG BB
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