Watch out for these four ingredients:
1) TRANSFAT don't be fooled by packaging boastin 0 grams . Even small
amounts of partially hydrogenated oil is linked to heart disease.
2) FOOD COLORING Yellow 5 or 6, Blue 1 or 2 and Red 40 are all common
ingredients in candies like gummy bears, Twizzlers and
Skittles. The Center for Science in the Public Interest released
a study linking these additives to hyperactivity, cancer and allergies
3) HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP has been linked to childhood obesity, heart
disease and diabetes.
4) VANILLIN Most mass chocolatiers are skippihg real vanilla and are using an
artifical ingredient called Vanillin instead. Vanillin is made from
wood pulp this is oxidized in a lab and may be carcinogenic.
