Fake food

An article I read today caught my eye. "Why You Should Avoid Artificial Preservatives" by Heather B. is an extremely through article on preservatives used in the food we consume everyday. She talks about how there are various chemicals in our food such as nitrates and lactic acid. These chemicals are used to increase shelf life, make the product look better or somehow "enhance" taste. She also discusses how these chemicals have been known to cause types of cancer and other related sicknesses.

I really enjoyed this article and learned a lot from it. It was quite extensive in the detail at which some preservatives were described. It's scary to think of all the foods with these chemicals in them. They are probably why cancer is also so throughout the country. "Remember the #1 dietary rule: if you can't pronounce it, don't eat it!" I find that to be a great way to remember things. All these weird sounding things in the ingredients list of food, are not good for you. These companies hire the best and brightest to make chemicals that make their product more addicting and last longer on the shelf. We do not want this in our body! Chemicals are bad...very bad.



B, Heather. "Why You Should Avoid Artificial Preservatives." Associated Content (2007): n. pag. Web. 8 Apr 2010. .