And this is why there is no coloring in Cleo’s Cabinet. chemicalfreeskinny: FOOD CHEMICALS:  FOOD COLORING/DYES* _____________ Is Food Dye a Health Risk? Eating Well suggested that synthetic food dyes may pose problems to your health.  Americans consume five times more synthetic food coloring than in 1955, in diverse products from candy and cereal to frosting and ice cream. Food dyes are always included in the ingredients list with the rest of a food’s nutritional information. These synthetic food dyes are identifiable as a color followed by a number: Blue 1, Red 3, Yellow 5. Three of the most commonly used dyes, Yellow 5, Yellow 6 and Red 40 have been linked to cancer. Children are particularly susceptible to food dyes. Research links food dyes to allergies, hyperactivity, and aggressiveness. A British study conducted in 2007,  found that children not diagnosed with ADD or ADHD displayed hyperactive behavior after consuming a drink containing synthetic dyes. It wasn’t sugar making these children hyper. “We see reactions in sensitive individuals that include core ADHD symptoms, like difficulty sitting in a chair and interrupting conversations,” says David Schab, M.D., M.P.H., assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University. The good news is that there are many natural forms of food coloring, so your kids don’t have to give up gummy bears altogether. Perhaps the easiest way to avoid synthetic dyes is to choose organic products. Source: International Business and Times _____________ *CRS Institute/ChemicalFreeSkinny says:  Unlike the EU which requires consumer warning labels for food dyes/colorings, in the U.S. the FDA requires no such warnings, leaving consumers on their own to uncover the risks.  Please use the search box on our homepage to see our tumblr blog archives (including key words: “rainbow of risks”) for more information on the adverse symptoms and health-related dangers (including a range of allergic reactions/weight gain/hyperactivity/headaches/breathing problems) associated with food colorings/dyes (especially Tartrazine/Yellow #5) or the CRS Institute sponsored book:  www.chemicalfreeskinny.com)

And this is why there is no coloring in Cleo’s Cabinet.

chemicalfreeskinny:

FOOD CHEMICALS:  FOOD COLORING/DYES*

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Is Food Dye a Health Risk?

Eating Well suggested that synthetic food dyes may pose problems to your health.  Americans consume five times more synthetic food coloring than in 1955, in diverse products from candy and cereal to frosting and ice cream. Food dyes are always included in the ingredients list with the rest of a food’s nutritional information. These synthetic food dyes are identifiable as a color followed by a number: Blue 1, Red 3, Yellow 5. Three of the most commonly used dyes, Yellow 5, Yellow 6 and Red 40 have been linked to cancer.

Children are particularly susceptible to food dyes. Research links food dyes to allergies, hyperactivity, and aggressiveness. A British study conducted in 2007,  found that children not diagnosed with ADD or ADHD displayed hyperactive behavior after consuming a drink containing synthetic dyes. It wasn’t sugar making these children hyper. “We see reactions in sensitive individuals that include core ADHD symptoms, like difficulty sitting in a chair and interrupting conversations,” says David Schab, M.D., M.P.H., assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University.

The good news is that there are many natural forms of food coloring, so your kids don’t have to give up gummy bears altogether. Perhaps the easiest way to avoid synthetic dyes is to choose organic products.

Source: International Business and Times

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*CRS Institute/ChemicalFreeSkinny says:  Unlike the EU which requires consumer warning labels for food dyes/colorings, in the U.S. the FDA requires no such warnings, leaving consumers on their own to uncover the risks.  Please use the search box on our homepage to see our tumblr blog archives (including key words: “rainbow of risks”) for more information on the adverse symptoms and health-related dangers (including a range of allergic reactions/weight gain/hyperactivity/headaches/breathing problems) associated with food colorings/dyes (especially Tartrazine/Yellow #5) or the CRS Institute sponsored book:  www.chemicalfreeskinny.com)

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