Latest media reports may have brought to the fore the ill-effects of monosodium glutamate, but there are many other food ingredients that can be equally harmful. Here are some of them:
Artificial sweeteners: Found in organic raw honey, brown rice sytup, maple syrup. Most common of them are aspartame, saccharin, sucralose, acesulfame K, and neotame. These sweeteners can lead to an array of symptoms such as headaches, chest pain, blurred vision, hearing loss, nausea, increased appetite, etc.
Synthetic food colours: They are used in several items such as juices and confectionery items. They contain small parts of lead and arsenic, which can cause allergic reactions and increase hyperactivity in many children with attention deficit disorder.
Butylated hydroxyanisole and butylated hydroxytoluene: These chemicals are commonly found in products that are at the risk of oils going rancid. These chemicals can cause carcinogens inside human body.
Brominated vegetable oil: Found in soft drinks, energy drinks and sports drinks. The chemical can interfere with one’s reproductive system.
ALL ABOUT MSG:
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) occurs in two forms. It occurs in ‘bound,’ form and is naturally occurring in vegetables like tomato and mushrooms for instance. It is extracted from naturally occurring substances and processed to make ‘free’ form of MSG – popularly manufactured brand being, ‘Ajinomoto.’ Ajinomoto or MSG is then added to food to enhance its taste. FDA is testing samples to check if additional MSG was added. Consumption of MSG containing products or foodstuff in ‘bounded,’ or ‘free,’ form in excess affects digestion, causes acidity, breathlessness, sweating and in the long run affects kidney and the brain.
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