The thought of toxic food would freak about everyone out enough to the extent of avoiding taking any food they suspect. Understanding some of the elements which cause toxic food can be a bit tough, as these chemicals are not usually addressed in many occasions. Whichever way, any one handling food at any level should prevent any contamination by some of the known notorious chemicals.
Perfluorooctanoic acid, aka “PFOA”
The paper and lining of microwave popcorn bags contain PFOAs. At high heats, like those created in the microwave, PFOAs can vaporize and spread into the popcorn. PFOAs can also be inhaled through the steam given off if the bag of microwave popcorn is opened shortly after heating. PFOA has been linked to thyroid disease in humans and cancers in animals. The food industry is mainly complying with the EPA’s 2015 goal of eradicating this chemical.
Benzoate Preservatives, aka “BHT, BHA, TBHQ”
These chemicals are used to help keep fats in foods from going rancid. They’ve been linked with serious concerns like increasing cancer risk, disrupting estrogen balance, urticarial, asthma and hyperactivity. Read your packages carefully – it’s often lurking in cereal, nut mixes, gum, butter, meat, dehydrated potatoes.
Bisp
henol-A, aka “BPA”
This estrogen-like man made chemical is pervasive in canned foods. BPA is linked to a wide array of health concerns like Reproductive problems, cancer risk, and metabolic disorders like obesity, Type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance, heart disease and neurobehavioral effects like ADHD. BPA is particularly risky in canned tomatoes because the acidity of the tomato can leech even more of this toxin in to the food.
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Some drinks are quite risky to your health. With a high level of toxicity, they can adversely affect your health, which is obviously not a favorable reality to settle for. Talk of unpasteurized milk, foru loko, and purple drank; these are drinks you should be very cautious about. Especially when it comes to giving a drink to your kid, any of these and a good number of others should not feature in your preference list.
Unpasteurized Milk
It might be true that pasteurized milk gives you indigestion and rushes kids through puberty before they learn how to tie their shoes, but the alternative is much worse: Before the pasteurization process was discovered during the industrial revolution, milk was a harbor for all sorts of diseases from salmonella to tuberculosis.
Four Loko
Already dubbed “badness in a can” by Harvard University Health Services and the subject of a breathless Frank Bruni essay, Four Loko is a so-called “alcopop” containing up to 12.5 percent alcohol, the equivalent of five cups of coffee, and some nasty fruit-flavored soda. The potent combo has led to several hospitalizations, but we doubt that’ll deter college kids from buying it. After all, who are you going to believe, the administration, or the guys who get you drunk during finals week?
Purple Drank
If you’re familiar with Rich Boy’s “Throw Some D’s,” you might already know about the “S-Y-R-U-P” craze that’s taken hold in the Southern hip-hop community. But just in case: They’re talking about purple drank, a mixture of prescription-strength codeine and promethazine cough syrup flavored with something sweet, like Sprite or Jolly Ranchers. While that may sound intriguing, the drank-related deaths of DJ Screw and Pimp C will hopefully scare the kids into realizing that it is not, in fact, as cool as it sounds.
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As much as you may not be able to tell which food is toxic and which is not, you can still avoiding taking unhealthy food if you are careful enough in checking what you eat , knowing what to eat and what to avoid. There are some foods you should steer clear if you are into avoiding toxic foods.
Eat Whole foods
The major source of chemicals and toxins comes from our food. So we’ll repeat this until the cows come home: Look for whole foods free of preservatives, conservatives, and coloring agents. If available, choose chemical-free and organic varieties.
Find your toxic triggers
Toxicity is not a new problem. Long before we added the burden of human-made chemicals to our bodies, toxic buildup could occur from eating too many of the foods that don’t work for you.
Filter your water
Water is a major source of toxins today. A recent study showed that 41 million Americans drink water contaminated with antidepressants, hormones, heart medications, and other prescription and over-the-counter medications that have made it through the water-treatment system. Add to that the chlorine, carcinogens from industrial and agricultural waste, and you’ve got some real messy stuff.
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