Not exact matches
Topics discussed: How to choose the best prenatal multivitamin The pros / cons of whole
food based supplements versus
synthetic supplements What nutrients pregnant and postpartum mamas are often deficient in The
most important supplements for preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum (including nursing mamas) The importance of iron, choline, iodine, and folate... [Read more...]
Indigo appears to be licensed for use as a
food dye in the U.S., but
most [
food dyes] are
synthetic and of broadly similar chemical constitution to those used as textile dyes.
The
synthetic estrogen BPA, once common in plastic water bottles and baby bottles, is still used in the linings of
most metal
food cans.
Fortunately, as is the case with
most deceptions, educated consumers are now seeking alternatives to these chemical laden products in turn forcing
food producers to get creative... That is why more often than not,
food chemicals are renamed with less «
synthetic names» than their older original ones.
It's true,
most processed
foods are loaded with
synthetic ingredients.
Unfortunately fortified
foods with
synthetic vitamin D provide
most of the vitamin D in the American diet.
Folate is the naturally occurring form of the vitamin, while folic acid is the
synthetic form found in fortified
foods and in
most supplements.
Petroleum is found in those
synthetic nutrients.Please take care of yourself and eat as many whole
foods in their
most natural form, that you can.You'll feel better in the long run.: --RRB-
And if you choose an ordinary multi-vitamin that you get at a corner store, it
most likely contains at least some
synthetic forms of vitamins (unless it specifically states that it is whole -
foods based).
And from that place of cluelessness we tend to flail around, we try our hand at the
most inane weight loss strategies, we diet for decades, we consume diet
foods and ingredients like
synthetic fats and artificial sweeteners that are, if you care to closely study the scientific literature — toxic.
Most, however, can absorb the
synthetic vitamin B12 added to fortified
foods and dietary supplements.
Most artificially colored
foods are colored with
synthetic petroleum - based chemicals — called dyes — that do not occur in nature.
I appreciate the natural whole
foods used along with natural vitamins and minerals derived from fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and other natural
food ingredients rather than the potentially toxic
synthetic forms of which
most are sourced from China.
For example, BHA... one of the
most common
synthetic antioxidant preservatives mainly used to prevent
food discoloration and rancidity... has been found in scientific studies to cause stomach cancer in lab rats at certain doses.
Our 100 % real
food recipes contain no
synthetics of any kind, not even the vitamin pre-mixes found in
most other «natural»
foods.
Three months ago, I asked, «Why can't veterinary nutritionists design recipes that meet
most nutritional needs through the use of whole
foods, rather than
synthetic supplements?»
Most commercial pet
foods do contain some
synthetic sources of essential vitamins and minerals in order to comply with AAFCO's requirements that the
food be «complete and balanced» to meet a pet's nutritional needs, says Amy Dicke, D.V.M., a Dayton, Ohio - based veterinarian who has worked with teams of nutritionists and researchers.
One of the
most devastating recalls in recent pet
food history occurred when a reputable manufacturer accidentally dropped too much of a
synthetic vitamin into the recipe.
Our
most significant technological breakthroughs include the development of the original flake fish
food, TetraMin, which revolutionized aquarium keeping; the creation of the first
synthetic sea salt, Instant Ocean, which made it possible to keep saltwater fish and invertebrates; the launch of the Marineland BIO-Wheel, which revolutionized aquarium filtration; the discovery of BIO-Spira bacteria, which makes it safe to immediately add fish to newly set - up aquariums; and the introduction of Jungle Laboratory's patented Fizz Tab technology, which provides a unique delivery system for water care and medications.
Kuris - Morgan:
Most pet
food companies use
synthetic vitamins to supplement the
food.
Natural gas liquids (NGLs) ethane and propane get extracted and sent to a «cracking facility» where ethane is made into ethylene (the foundation of polyethylene - the
most common plastic in the world, frequently used for packaging, bottles, and
synthetic clothing), and at a dehydrogenation plant, propane is made into propylene (the foundation of polypropylene - a plastic commonly found in
food packaging and vehicle manufacturing).
Even though animal products might not be in as many places as some think (for instance,
most «catgut» tennis rackets are made with
synthetic materials now) they spread far beyond just those hidden in
food: everywhere from your car to the bathroom and the sky on the 4th of July.
I write «
most» because there is some portion of caloric energy that can be attributed to
synthetic fertilizers and the production of some
foods results in emissions of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), which are both much more potent greenhouse gasses than carbon dioxide is (21 and 310 times as potent, respectively).