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Some interesting information on food.

"A man can make mistakes, but he isn't a failure until he starts blaming

someone else."

Greetings from "My Right to Safe Food"

The consequences of refined processed and junk foods are there for us to see.

Distraught parents succumb to children's tantrums so as to satiate their junk foodtaste buds. Unfortunately most young mother's are unaware that these refined

processed, junk foods are designed to appease the senses but nothing more.Appeasing leads to addiction that costs children, youth, even young mothers and

adults their lives. Diseases that were rare at the turn of the century is invading everysecond home. Not to forget the big dent in the pocket, the pain, the grief upon

seeing a loved one suffer. This pain cannot be quantified.

Yet consumers are either unaware or remain oblivious that their daily kitchen grocery

purchases are anything but safe. The food ingredients that they purchase with suchtrust and loyalty undergo intense chemical processing. They range from branded

refined oils, rice, grains, sugar, synthetic sugar, flour, salt, fats, spices and more. Nowonder cold pressed coconut, sesame, mustard oils and more are less sought after

and their uses nullified. A huge conspiracy is behind this but I will not get into it.

These refined processed food products promoted have a longer shelf life as theyundergo lethal treatments and stripped completely of nutrition. A whole lot of

gimmicky advertisements shriek out their safety and advantages. With not a reasonto doubt, consumers knowingly or unknowingly lap up all of the above and the fast

selling refined breads, snacks, pizzas, burgers, cookies, cakes, chocolates andbeverages. As if safe food alternatives were a thing of outdated past! Our Indian

belief "Buy fresh and cook fresh" is fast flying out of the window. "No Time to cook",more of a western trait prevails in Indian homes. Sadly, cooking is reserved for

occasions only! But this major time constraint has been merrily encashed by fastjunk foods and food processing giants.

By buying deceptively attractive fortified packaged foods, health is bound to becompromised. It is not just India but across the globe. These branded food products

by MNC's and private companies available in super market shelves are passedliberally by the food safety authorities as consumers fail to raise concerns nor

question the source. Snacks like cakes, biscuits, chips, pizzas and more have a

whole lot of trans-fats or hydrogenated fats. Besides this, goes in E- numbers like

emulsifiers, additives, stabilisers, colourants and flavor enhancers.

A culmination of sedentary lifestyles and dietary shifts to processed food products

and fast junk foods containing a whole lot of synthetic E-numbers are silentlypoisoning us. No wonder the West is suffering no end. We always look up to America.

The reality is much worse there -One in three Americans dies of cancer

One in three suffers from allergies

One in three suffers from obesity


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One in five is mentally illOne in ten has ulcers , the other degenerative diseases like diabetes, Alzheimers and

more are sapping the life blood of the nationOne out of five pregnancies ends in miscarriage and one quarter of million infants are

born with a birth defect each year.Learning disabilities such as dyslexia and hyperactivity afflict seven million young

people.Americans spend one dollar out of every fourteen for medical services. The mostcursory survey of current statistics can prove this.

Now the question arises "Who stands to gain?" Maximum profits are reaped at aquantum speed by the most powerful and flourishing food processing industry, all at

consumers cost. Parallely, the medical and pharmaceutical companies stand to gain.

Eat healthy! How do you do this with the escalating food prices, gas and everythingelse? Where are the alternatives? How do we get them? This is a question often

asked by people when considering how to improve their diets. However, the realquestion should beHow can you afford not to eat healthy with the high costs

of being ill?

Re-thinking healthy eating habits may help you make food choices that work for you.

Eating healthy means selecting foods that are nutrient-dense( this will be sharedshortly) readily available to the individual. What is stopping us from going back to

our time tested traditional diets? Get back to the basics. Substitute refined oils tocold pressed sesame, coconut, mustard oil and more. Substitute margarine, low fats

to ghee and butter. Substitute white refined sugar to cane sugar if not available,then go for jaggary or jaggary syrup, date syrup. Ban apartame completely out of

your diets...Nutra sweet, splenda.

Substitute idozised salt to Himalayan rock salt, refined white rice red/ brown rice. So

many alternatives yet the will to do is lacking.

Eating nutritious foods does not have to be costly and can actually be a cost savings

in the long-run. There are many things people can do to control food costs while stillwishing to have a health-promoting diet. When budgeting, most people separate

medical costs from food costs. However, these two are linked. As one eats more

nutritious foods, medical problems and costs can be mitigated or eliminated, thusreducing overall spending. And actually, for the typical family, an increase in food

costs is not even necessary for improving the diet. Improving ones diet does mean

spending more time to finding more nutritious foods and safe food sources/alternatives.

What are E- numbers?

E numbers are number codes for food additives that have been
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assessed for use within the European Union (the "E" prefix stands for"Europe"). Check this link - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_number

E- numbers is achemical compound that is added to protect against decay ordecomposition to inhibit spoilage.Not all E-numbers are bad for you. However, mostE- numbers are prepared/produced synthetically as these are often less expensive

than the natural product.

It is extremely wise to avoid eating food with harmful food additives, preservatives.

Many of these food additives were once of natural origin and were not harmful.Reading product labels for its E Numbers is essential. Its an awakening by itself. If

you care for your well being, then when you purchase a food product, make a note of

the E- numbers, it does not take much time. Another useful link -

http://www.foodfigures.com/and below. This way you rule out many allergies orchronic symptoms from reoccurring. Invest in your health.

Classification by numeric range. Click, you will find the E numbers that are banned or forbidden.Also please find below the E- numbers banned by some responsible countries.

1. E100s are generally colours.

2. E200 to E282 are mainly preservatives and acids.

3. E300 to E341 are mainly antioxidants and acid regulators.

4. E400s include emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickeners, anti-caking agents, release

agents and bulking agents. 5. E500-E599 - Mineral salts & Anti-cakingagents

6. E600-E699 - Flavour enhancers

7. E900-E1520 and by name - Miscellaneous

A peep into what you get to eat in the processed foods that you soenjoy........

a. E 102, Tartrazine, an azo dye, yellow and orange colourant. It is Forbidden - source -

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Usage - Found in soft drinks, cakes, biscuits, puddings, meat products, sauces,

tinned and packet convenience foods, confectionery.

Side effects- people who are intolerant to salicylates (aspirin, berries, fruits); in that

case tartrazine also induces intolerance symptoms. In combination with benzoates(E210-215), tartrazine is implicated in a large percentage of cases of ADHD
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syndrome (hyperactivity) in children. Asthmatics sometimes react badly and mayalso experience symptoms following consumption of tartrazine, as it is a known

histamine-liberating agent.

Interestingly, a valuable contributor to safe foods Dr. Madan Thangavelu of the

Medical Research Council Cambridge shared his take on E102, "Some 20 years ago,aged 5-10, I was diagnosed as a "problem child", with fits of anger, rage and

sometimes even hold my breath until I turned blue and passed out. The doctors justblamed parenting skills or my personality. But further investigation - mainly by my

parents - found this was a reaction to E102, which at the time was used to colour

cola, orange juice and other food stuffs. As soon as E102 was stripped from my diet Iwas as good as new".

b. E123 Amaranth, a synthetic coal tar dye, red in colour. Modern synthetics are

more likely to be made from petroleum byproducts. Forbidden

Usage - sometimes in gravy mixes, cake mixes, fruit-flavoured fillings, jelly crystals;

meat patties and black currant drinks.

Side Effects - can provoke asthma, eczema and hyperactivity; it caused birth defects

and foetal deaths in some animal tests, possibly also cancer.

Banned in the USA, Russia, Austria and Norway and other countries

c. E220 Sulphur Dioxide, usage found in carbonated drinks, marmalade, glace

cherries, mixed peel, cakes, fruit based products and meat products. Gas preparedchemically for use as a food preservative, flour improver, bleaching agent and

vitamin C stabiliser.

Side Effects - Headaches, Intestine Upset, Skin Disorders, Destroys Vitamin B12

d. E621 - Monosodium glutamate (MSG), a Flavour enhancers derived from the

fermentation of molasses, salt substitute; adverse effects appear in some asthmatic

people, not permitted in foods for infants and young children; typical products are

canned vegetables, canned tuna, dressings, many frozen food, and chinese foods.We Indians are very fond of Chinese food, thankfully in some well known restaurantsthey clearly mention - NO MSG, but most use it liberally. Warning: Adverse effects

appear in some asthmatic people, Headaches, Intestine Upset and Skin Disorders.Not permitted in foods for infants and young children.
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These are only a few of E- numbers one has shared. Most question labeling in India,that it has yet to come of age or for that matter can it be trusted? My take "First

start the process of reading labels, slowly the jig-saw puzzle of your deterioratingimmunities will unravel. Your road to recovery begins". Its best not to fear E-

numbers as all are not bad for you. Just be informed, alert and take charge than besorry. For many years now, my family and me have been cautious and conscious

when buying anything off the shelve. It certainly has paid off.

If you have limited time, please find the excerpts from links below. Print it out andcarry it in your shopping bags, pick up a food product, read the label and check out

for yourself. It may shock you at first but just start. There is basic toxicology

principle for safe consumption. Some Es are so safe there is noacceptable daily intake (ADI) level. E202, the preservative potassium sorbate,for instance, you can eat up to 25mg for each kg of your body weight. But there are

others that have strict ADIs, although these limits aren't indicated on food

packaging. Well, anything in excess over a period of time boomerangs on health.Think, how many chips packets, biscuits, cakes, chocolates, cokes you buy off the

shelve and calculate the intake of E numbers, it will be a startling revelation!You will agree that no amount of yoga nor pranic healing, reiki nor exercise nor

meditation will gain ground, if your basic Sattvic Food( pure foods that are rich

in prana) is under grave assault. Energy which has three qualities, known asGunas exist together in equilibrium. With a balanced flow of sattva energy

starting from food, a peaceful mind in control of a fit body emerges.This is not just a prescribed diet for a yogic. Millions throng spiritual ashram/centres

in search of peace, health and harmony. The food prepared is simple yet delicious,moderation is maintained along with calm energies. But most ingredients are refined

in nature be it from oils, rice, sugar, flours, snacks like biscuits, cakes with

hydrogenated fats and more are served. Vegetables with pesticides are outsourced.Can this be done away with? The spiritual centres surely can evolve sustainablemodels of growing and procuring safe sattvic foods for their million devotees, given

their financial muscle. Some ashrams are striving towards growing some vegetableproduce which is good. But most are lagging far, far behind. In small spiritual

gatherings or satsangs, the food served thereafter is so rajasic and tamasic that thewhole purpose of a satsang is diluted. Exchanges on spiritual discourse via emails

there are neither dissections nor actions stressed to caution/remedify the toxic foodavailable nor its intake.

When sattva predominates, the light of wisdom shines through every gate of thebody (BG 14: 11).Is this not what most want? Why, then take for granted the

"powerhouse of energies, your body"?

Unfortunately consumers are victims of their own colonised minds. If such griefstricken awakenings of loved ones reaching puberty at age six, muscular distrophy

at age 4, diabetes at 5, heart disease, BP at age 16 is not a reason tostand up and question. Then suffering is surely written.

Dare to find the safe food alternatives and sustainable solutions? We have them.

Come, join us.


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In solidarity

Sangita Sharmahttp://myrighttosafefood.blogspot.com/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

http://www.growingkids.co.uk/ENumbersToAvoid.html

Health specialists around the world are becoming increasingly convinced that the

additives in processed foods are firmly linked to the dramatic rise in children's allergies.

However, despite mounting evidence, there has been very few restrictions placed on the

food manufacturers in the UK and the USA. Some countries have displayed a moreresponsible attitude and, as you will see from the lists below, have banned certain

substances. Particular attention has been paid to infants and children's products because

their immature organs are less efficient at removing such toxins from their systems.Unfortunately, it makes frightening reading.

Please note that, when reading the following lists, if a substance is shown as being

banned in several countries, it means that the adverse effects are too numerous to list.These E-numbers should be avoided AT ALL TIMES. Any substance marked with *

means that it is derived from animals (mostly pigs) and should be avoided if a child has

pork allergies.

Colourant E- Numbers Banned in Some Countries

E102 Tartrazine, yellow colourant - used in all manner of foodstuffs

E104 Quinoline Yellow - used in all manner of foodstuffs and to colour medicines

E107 Yellow 7G - used in soft drinks

E110* Sunset Yellow FCF, Orange Yellow S- used in all manner of foodstuffs

and medications E120* Cochineal, red colour

E123 Amaranth - in cake mixes, fruit flavoured fillings, jelly crystals

E124 Ponceau 4R, Cochineal RedA

E127 Erythrosine red colourant - glace cherries, canned fruit, custard mix, sweets,snack foods

E128 Red 2G

E129 Allura red AC - in sweets, drinks and medications

E131 Patent blue V

E132* Indigotine, Indigo carmine - ice cream, sweets, baked goods,

confectionery, biscuits

E133 Brilliant blue FCF - dairy products, sweets and drinks E142 Green S - canned peas, mint jelly and sauce, packet bread crumbs and cake

mixes

E151 Brilliant Black BN, Black PN - brown sauces, blackcurrant cake mixes

E153* black colourant used in jams, jelly crystals and liquorice

E155 brown HT (chocolate) used in chocolate cake mixes

E160(c)* Paprika extract

E173 Aluminium colourant
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E174 Silver colourant

E175 Gold colourant

E180 Latolrubine BK

Preservative E-numbers Banned in Some Countries

E214 Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate

E215 Sodium ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate

E217 sodium propyl p-hydroxybenzoate

E219 Sodium methyl p-hydroxybenzoate

E226 Calcium sulphite

E227 Calcium hydrogen sulphite

E228 Potassium hydrogen sulphite

E230 Biphenyl, Diphenyl

E231 Orthophenyl phenol

E232 Sodium orthophenyl phenol

E233 Thiabendazole E236 Formic acid

E237 Sodium formate

E238 Calcium formate

E239 Hexamethylene tetramine

E249 Potassium nitrite

E252* Potassium nitrite

Acids, Antioxidants and Mineral Salts E-Numbers Banned in Certain

Countries

E310 , E311, E312 - various gallates used in oils, fats and salad dressings

E320 Butylated hydroxyl-anisole (BHA)

E363 Succinic acid

E370 1,4-Heptonolactone

E385 Calcium disodium EDTA

Vegetable Gums, Emulsifiers and Stabiliser E-numbers Banned in Certain

Countries

E420 Sorbitol

E421 Mannitol

E432* Polysorbate 20

E434* Polysorbate 40

E463 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose

E470* Fatty acids salts


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E474* Sucroglycerides

E483* Stearyl tartrate

E493* Sorbitan monolaurate

E494* Sorbitan mono-oleate

E495* Sorbitan monopalmitate

Mineral Salts and Anti-Caking Agents E-Numbers Banned in Some

Countries

E513 Sulphuric acid

E524 Sodium hydroxide

E525 Potassium hydroxide

E527 Ammonium hydroxide

E528 Magnesium hydroxide

E530 Magnesium oxide

E540 Dicalcium diphosphate

E541 Sodium aluminium phosphate E544 Calcium polyphosphates

E545 Ammonium polyphosphates

E553(a) Magnesium silicates

E576 Sodium gluconate

Flavour Enhancer E-Numbers Banned in Some Countries

E626, E627, E629 - various guanylates

E635* Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide - flavoured crisps, instant noodles, pies

Miscellaneous E-numbers Banned in Some Countries

E907* Refined microcrystalline wax - sweets, dried fruit.

E927 Azodicarbonamide

E952 Cyclamic acid - artificial sweetener

E954 Saccharines - artificial sweetener

E-numbers, Not in the Banned Lists, that are Believed to Cause AllergicReactions Ranging From Hyperactivity to Asthma, Migraines,

Rashes and Digestive Upsets

E120* Cochineal, Carminic acid - red colourant

E150(a), (b), (c), (d) - caramel colourants

E160(b) Annatto - used to dye cheese, butter, margarine, cereals, snack foods.


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E210* Benzoic acid - preservative in baked goods, cheeses, gum, ice creams,

relishes, soft sweets, cordials

E211 Sodium benzoate - orange soft drinks, milk and meat products, relishes,baked goods, ice lollies and lollipops and in medications

E212 Potassium benzoate - as E211

E220 Sulphur dioxide - soft drinks, dried fruit, juices, cordials, potato products. E221, E222, E223, E224, E225 - as E220

E235 Natamycin - meat, cheese

E249, E250, E252*- various nitrites used in the preservation of meat

E280, E281, E282, E283 - various propionates used in bread and flour products

E296 Malic acid

E319 Tert-ButylHydroQuinone

E320 Butylated hydroxyl-anisole E412 Guar Gum

E413 Tragacanth

E414 Acacia

E416 Karaya Gum E441* Gelatine

E620* Glutamic acid - flavour enhancer

E621 Monosodium glutamate - flavour enhancer

E951* Aspartame - artificial sweetener

E967 Xylitol - used in low-calorie foods

Please note that the above lists are not comprehensive in that they do not include Enumbers that relate specifically to lactose intolerance or gluten intolerance in children. If

your child has been diagnosed with those conditions then your doctor should have given

you a list of E-numbers to avoid.

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