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An Essential Household Reference…Revised and Updated
With our culture’s growing interest in organic foods and healthy eating, it is important to understand what food labels mean and to learn how to read between the lines. This completely revised and updated edition of A Consumer’s Dictionary of Food Additives gives you the facts about the safety and side effects of more than 12,000 ingredients–such as preservatives, food-tainting pesticides, and animal drugs–that end up in food as a result of processing and curing. It tells you what’s safe
and what you should leave on the grocery-store shelves.
In addition to updated entries that cover the latest medical and scientific research on substances such as food enhancers and preservatives, this must-have guide includes more than 650 new chemicals now commonly used in food. You’ll also find information on modern food-production technologies such as bovine growth hormone and genetically engineered vegetables.
Alphabetically organized, cross-referenced, and written in everyday language, this is a precise tool for understanding food labels and knowing which products are best to bring home to your family.
With our culture’s growing interest in organic foods and healthy eating, it is important to understand what food labels mean and to learn how to read between the lines. This completely revised and updated edition of A Consumer’s Dictionary of Food Additives gives you the facts about the safety and side effects of more than 12,000 ingredients–such as preservatives, food-tainting pesticides, and animal drugs–that end up in food as a result of processing and curing. It tells you what’s safe
and what you should leave on the grocery-store shelves.
In addition to updated entries that cover the latest medical and scientific research on substances such as food enhancers and preservatives, this must-have guide includes more than 650 new chemicals now commonly used in food. You’ll also find information on modern food-production technologies such as bovine growth hormone and genetically engineered vegetables.
Alphabetically organized, cross-referenced, and written in everyday language, this is a precise tool for understanding food labels and knowing which products are best to bring home to your family.
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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an easy to use straightforward book, light on the science, but does what it sets out to do.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Perfect
24 April 2010
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Perfect if you need to know what you are eatting and what you are putting on your body or in your air. A must have for the sensitive person. (intolerances and allergies)
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Detailed analysis of various additives
18 April 2011
Format:Paperback
I normally don't write reviews on Amazon but the fact that this book is only rated a 2.5 stars is ridiculous. I've recently completed a project that had to do with quantifying the human effects of food additives. In the process, I've found that there is almost no scientific agreement on many of the popular additives like MSG. There are heated debates on either side and you never really know who is funding what website or what study. It is also equally frustrating that the FDA recommendations and ratings are horribly outdated.
What this book excels at is presenting all the available information. It does not give you recommendations or tell you what you do with your life. You can still eat as many products with BHT as you want but the book will tell you that the substance is already banned in the UK and it is reasonably anticipated to be a carcinogenic based on _____ studies. The book is basically a collection of all the important scientific studies about an additive in one place. Since it is fairly up to date compared so some of the other sources I've seen, I can say that it is reliable. If you don't believe any of the information in the book, you can easily look up the studies yourself and make your own judgements.
That said, I don't believe that people should base all of their information about food additives on one source, even a reliable one. For those who are interested, I also recommend the Center for Science in the Public Interest's food additives list, which you can find on the Internet. You can also look at the list of banned substance from Whole Foods as a general guide. Again, I encourage everyone to do their own research and make their own judgements about various substances in their diet. This book is a good way to start.
What this book excels at is presenting all the available information. It does not give you recommendations or tell you what you do with your life. You can still eat as many products with BHT as you want but the book will tell you that the substance is already banned in the UK and it is reasonably anticipated to be a carcinogenic based on _____ studies. The book is basically a collection of all the important scientific studies about an additive in one place. Since it is fairly up to date compared so some of the other sources I've seen, I can say that it is reliable. If you don't believe any of the information in the book, you can easily look up the studies yourself and make your own judgements.
That said, I don't believe that people should base all of their information about food additives on one source, even a reliable one. For those who are interested, I also recommend the Center for Science in the Public Interest's food additives list, which you can find on the Internet. You can also look at the list of banned substance from Whole Foods as a general guide. Again, I encourage everyone to do their own research and make their own judgements about various substances in their diet. This book is a good way to start.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Great book!
14 Feb 2012
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This dictionary of food additives is exactly that; a dictionary. All you do is look up whichever additive you want (the book is in alphabetical order) and there is a description. It does not give you an opinion of what to eat or what not to eat, there is just cold hard facts. In depth and easy to read. I recommend this to EVERYONE because there is a lot of harmful things being put in our food.
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