Donna Jackson Nakazawa
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 The FDA itself has rather lax regulations for food products. And many of our food products are now imported from countries where regulations are even more lenient. This researcher plays out a frightening scenario that he hopes never to see. "Let's say a manufacturer decides to change how they manufacture a food-coloring additive in a children's cereal. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
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 For example, 2076 new food products introduced in 1996 claimed to be reduced in fat or fat free—nearly 16% of all new food products introduced that year, and more than twice the number just 3 years earlier. The number dropped in 1997 and it is unclear whether that represents a backlash to health concerns [188]. The Calorie
Control Council reports a notable rise in the percentage of the U.S. population consuming low-calorie products: 19% of the population in 1978, 29% in 1984, and 76% in 1991 [189]. Still, the use of these products has not prevented the progression of obesity in the population. |
Ann N. Martin
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 Sugar foods by-products: This ingredient is created by grinding and mixing inedible portions derived from the preparation and packaging of sugar-based food products such as candy, dry-packaged drinks, dried gelatin mixes, and similar food products that are largely composed of sugar.
Ground almond and peanut shells: Another source of fiber.
Vitamins and Minerals in Pet Food
On the labels of dog and cat food you will notice an extensive list of substances, many of which are vitamins and minerals. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 Food Products Containing Sorbitol." http://www.cspinet.org/new/ssachart.html.
-. "Food Products Containing Sugar Alcohols Other Than Sorbitol." http://www.cspinet
.org/new/sachart.html.
-. Letter to National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors' Report on Carcinogens
Subcommittee, October 24, 1997. http://www.cspinet.org/reports/saccomnt.htm.
Chemistry in Action. "What's in a Sweetener?" 50 (1997). http://www.ul.ie/%7Echildsp/CinA/ Issue50/HomePage.html.
Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment. Annual Report 2000. http://www.food.gov. |
| As I pointed out in chapter 6, HFCS has skyrocketed in popularity and has been added to more and more food products in recent years, and researchers are now increasingly citing it as a potential contributor to obesity, in part, because it appears to be processed differently in our bodies and can lead to fat storage.)
Meanwhile, lower-priced soybeans have been used to make unhealthy trans fats, which are often found in nutrient-deficient, processed baked goods and other food products. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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 Regular ingestion of food products containing garlic should not pose a problem. If garlic extract is taken with concomitant use of indomethacin, monitor for signs and symptoms of excessive bleeding. Garlic supplements should be discontinued at least 10 days prior to elective surgery.
Thrombolytic agents: Concurrent use may result in increased risk of bleeding. Clinical Management: Concomitant use of garlic and thrombolytic agents is not recommended. Regular ingestion of food products containing small amounts of garlic should not pose a problem. |
| Regular ingestion of food products containing garlic should not pose a problem. If garlic extract is taken with concomitant use of antiplatelet agents, monitor bleeding time and signs and symptoms of excessive bleeding. Garlic supplements should be discontinued at least 10 days prior to elective surgery (German et al, 1995).
Coleus forskolii: Concurrent use may result in increased risk of bleeding. Clinical Management: Caution is advised in the concomitant use of garlic and Coleus forskolii (forskolin). Regular ingestion of food products containing garlic should not pose a problem. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| Now, let's examine other toxic food products you can avoid, their effect on your colon, and why you should begin slowly eliminating these harmful substances from your diet.
How Do Pesticides in Food Cause a Toxic Colon?
Pesticides, by definition, are used to rid an area of perceived "pests" such as insects, fungi, or weeds. Pesticides can take the form of chemicals, bacteria, or viruses. Used on crops to kill annoying invaders, pesticides often remain in the cultivated food products. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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| Regular ingestion of food products containing small amounts of garlic should not pose a problem. If excessive garlic is consumed with concomitant use of low molecular weight heparin, monitor for signs and symptoms of excessive bleeding. Garlic supplements should be discontinued at least 10 days prior to elective surgery.
Indomethacin: Concurrent use may result in increased risk of bleeding. Clinical Management: Caution is advised in the concomitant use of garlic, and indomethacin. Regular ingestion of food products containing garlic should not pose a problem. |
| Regular ingestion of food products containing garlic should not pose a problem. If garlic extract is taken with concomitant use of Coleus forskolii, monitor for signs and symptoms of excessive bleeding. Garlic supplements should be discontinued at least 10 days prior to elective surgery.
Low Molecular Weight Heparins: Concurrent use may result in increased risk of bleeding. Clinical Management: Concomitant use of garlic and low molecular weight heparins is not recommended. Regular ingestion of food products containing small amounts of garlic should not pose a problem. |
Paul D. Blanc, M.D.
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 The Hamlet plant had been run by a company called Imperial food products. In eleven years of operation until the time of the fire, it had never once been inspected by federal, state, or local safety regulators.
In April 1996, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration presented the National Museum of American History with two charred doors left as a record of the Imperial food products disaster.28 As the Hamlet fire makes clear, even if, at long last, regulations are finally on the books, inspection deferred is protection denied. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 This is a company that seems to be doing most things right, and the majority of their food products contain no yeast extract or hidden sources of MSG. I say we encourage Amy's to drop yeast extract as an ingredient and stick with 100% pure herbs and spices for ALL its food products.
Will you join me in letting Amy's know that we don't want yeast extract in our organic food? If so, post a comment at the Amy's Kitchen website and let them know you don't want this processed taste enhancer substance in your food! |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 REPPED: Factory food manufacturers have figured out that slapping an "all natural" claim onto their processed, chemically-altered food products results in increased sales. Consumers, it seems, are trying to shop for healthier foods, and they're easily fooled by "all natural" claims, even though the vast majority of food products sporting such claims are anything but natural.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not regulate claims of "all natural." They might claim to, but in reality, they don't. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 To create the report, Mike Adams and the CWC analyzed the ingredients of 448 popular pet food products sold in the United States and organized the ingredients by frequency of appearance. Dr. Lisa Newman then provided a nutritional analysis and comment for each ingredient. Four lists were created:
1) Pet food ingredients by rating (from 5 stars down to 1 star, with 5 stars indicating the best quality ingredients).
2) Pet food ingredients by frequency (sorted by how frequently they appear in pet food products, from 96% down to 1%). |
| REPPED: The non-profit Consumer Wellness Center today posted a detailed nutritional review of 570 pet food ingredients commonly found in pet food products (both canned and dry). The list, created by a joint effort between pet food formulator Dr. Lisa Newman, N.D., Ph.D. (www.Azmira.com), consumer health advocate Mike Adams (www.HealthRanger.org) and the non-profit Consumer Wellness Center (www.ConsumerWellness.org), tells the blatant truth about harmful, disease-promoting ingredients commonly used in pet food products across North America. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 So the next time some ignorant bureaucrat (or friend, or family member) mentions to you how dangerous China's food products are, just ask them these simple questions:
1) Why does the FDA allow leukemia-causing chemicals to be added to hot dogs that are consumed by children? (Sodium nitrite)
2) Why does the FDA allows nerve-damaging monosodium glutamate chemicals (and derivatives) to be used in baby food?
3) Why does the Girl Scouts continue to make its famous cookies with partially-hydrogenated oils known to contribute to essential fatty acid deficiencies in infants? |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 It also sets a precedent for the intentional mislabeling of food products being purchased by North American consumers. The FDA is already on record stating that irradiated foods should not be truthfully labeled as such since the label might "confuse" and "misinform" consumers (who are apparently too stupid to understand what irradiation really means, the FDA believes). |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 And one of the reasons we see so much obesity in America today is because people are eating empty, lifeless food products that provide only calories but no energetic nourishment. The food is mostly an empty shell, lifeless and devoid of positive vibration (and then they cook it, irradiate it and process it even more to give it shelf life!).
For the most part, the food isn't being grown, harvested and sold at a high enough vibration to end the cravings human beings have for nourishment at all levels: physical, emotional and spiritual. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Virtually all packaged food products containing meat and marketed to children contain sodium nitrite! (Read the ingredients to protect your children.)
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a second dangerous chemical found in virtually all processed meat products. MSG is a dangerous excitotoxin linked to neurological disorders such as migraine headaches, Alzheimer's disease, loss of appetite control, obesity and many other serious health conditions. Manufacturers use MSG to add flavor to dead-tasting processed meat products. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 I've awarded this company two "best of show" awards over the last three years, and their food products continue to be among the best in the industry. You think you know what a cashew tastes like? Until you've tried their creamy raw cashews, you've probably never tasted a truly delicious cashew. The quality of their cashews, mac nuts, pistachios and other ingredients are simply at a completely different level than the commodity nut products you might be familiar with.
I'm especially impressed with their white mulberries. These are sun dried, wild harvested and absolutely delicious. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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 The situation becomes even more confusing when you consider that most "natural" cosmetics lines are sold at supermarkets that showcase organic produce and food products. When specialty grocery stores sell products that have strictly regulated organic labeling, many customers will never notice that the products in the other half of the store, where the cosmetics are sold, are backed by no such regulation, despite the similar labeling.
For more detailed information on the USDA organic standards, visit their Web site at www.ams.usda.gov/nop or call the National Organic Program at (202) 720-3252. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Oh, and here's another huge "Wow" realization that, I guarantee you, nobody else is talking about these days: Many of these toxic fragrance chemicals escape from their product bottles, circulate in the air at grocery stores, and get absorbed by other food products sold in the same store.
I'm not kidding: That's why the peaches I once bought at Costco smell like Tide laundry detergent. It's because the peaches have soaked up some chemicals from the Tide! |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Fast food restaurants further exploit this psychological link by building playgrounds and running feel-good advertisements that emphasize friends and fun, then link those good vibes to their food products.)
12. Antidepressant drugs
Children as young as six months old are now being put on psychotropic drugs such as SSRIs (antidepressants). These drugs, we now know, cause suicidal thoughts and violent behavior, especially in young boys. They imbalance brain chemistry and even alter the body's metabolism of sugar, promoting diabetes and leading to rapid weight gain. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 This processed meat idea hit me one day as I was driving past a local Wal-Mart grocery store and thinking to myself, "I wonder if people would really eat processed food products if they knew what they contained?" On an impulse, I turned into the Wal-Mart parking lot and decided to enter the store and buy some processed meat products with the intention of photographing them. This caused a concern, since I would never be caught dead buying processed meat products, and certainly not in a Wal-Mart. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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| I often point out my concern that oil-absorbing ingredients like rice starch, cornstarch, and other food products are typically considered problematic for those who have breakouts. Food substances can get into pores and encourage bacteria production (after all, bacteria thrive on organic substances), which is not the best when your goal is fighting off bacteria.
Clay masks are popular options for absorbing excess oil on the skin. While they can help, they often contain other ingredients that are skin irritants, can clog pores, or are too emollient for oily skin. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| It took years just to get consensus on the fact that trans fatty acids are dangerous to health, and even then, the FDA still refuses to ban them from the food supply, kow-towing to the interests of giant food corporations who insist they need hydrogenated oils to ensure longer shelf life for their food products (which guantees more profits).
There is currently no effort underway to ban known cancer-causing chemicals from the food supply, even when the science is very clear about the damage such chemicals are causing to the U.S. public. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| Companies like Ewehorn make honest cereals with no garbage ingredients, and there are lots of raw foods companies that produce truly outstanding food products (such as www.RawBakery.com). FoodsAlive (www.FoodsAlive.com) also makes real food, as do dozens of other companies I could mention.
But the real secret to being a smart, skeptical consumer is to read the ingredients labels yourself. Analyze the ingredients and ignore the health claims on the front of the package. Health claims are meaningless. Visit our informative article: How to read ingredients labels to learn more. |
| Pay special attention to vegetarian food products such as veggie burgers. Read the ingredients on everything you buy and you'll find that the largest "natural" food manufacturers still use hidden MSG.
(The newest ingredient to hide MSG under is called torula yeast. Watch for it on labels.)
Click here to view our CounterThink cartoon on this topic.
What's the definition of all-natural, anyway?
The truth is that food manufacturers can use just about any ingredients or processes they want while still claiming their foods are all-natural. |
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