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Plastic in Your Food… and in Your Body

Plastic in Your Food… and in Your Body | Longevity science | Scoop.it

A study found that a family who stopped eating foods that had been in contact with plastic experienced huge reductions in body levels of plastic toxins in just three days.

 

“Plastic food packaging is a major source of these potentially harmful chemicals, which most Americans harbor in their bodies. Other studies have shown phthalates (pronounced THAL-ates) passing into food from processing equipment and food-prep gloves, gaskets and seals on non-plastic containers, inks used on labels — which can permeate packaging — and even the plastic film used in agriculture.”

 

Are you consuming Teflon, BPA, fire retardants and other chemicals? Advocates in the field are concerned…

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Pink Slime and Other Weird Food Additives You Don't Know You're Eating

Pink Slime and Other Weird Food Additives You Don't Know You're Eating | Longevity science | Scoop.it

Have you ever eaten ammonia? If you had a burger at McDonalds last year, you probably have.

 

"Pink slime - a mix of meat trimmings washed in ammonium hydroxide and used in fast food burger patties - churned consumer's stomachs so much; McDonald's banned the slop, according to news reports."

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