Chembake wrote:
>> have to disagree. While I for one am not about to launch into a
>> macrobiotic diet, I think that avoiding ingesting such things as
>> pesticides, artificial food additives, and dyes is a wise precaution
>> for which there is ample evidence
>
> Ample evidence....? iblown out of proportion by the press...?
> Whatever evidence there is presented in an exaggerated
> manner....therefore its half truth...
> Well you have your choice and I leave it to you,
> On further mention
> Look in food additive testing,,,,its done ins doses which are
> unimaginably exaggerated proportions..a myriad times the normal usage
> level.... just to induce the desired effect...
>
> Can you consideder that evaluation as reasonable and sensible?
>
>
> Additives if used carefully is safe...but regardless of its safety,,,
> there are hypersensitive indivudals that are allergic to it ( no
> diffferent from allergies to what is considered perfectly natural
> foods ) and its exacerbated if the particular person has a neurotic
> mind....

I certainly agree that some individuals seem to be prone to claiming
imaginary allergies or inflating a sensitivity into an allergy and falling
under the sway of quack allergists. (I think it makes them feel important. )

I also agree that the way nutritional news is reported to the public (Eggs
are Bad For You...NO!....Eggs are Good For You!!) is often misleading and
confusing.

I also agree that there are additives that would appear to be safe if taken
in small quantities. That does not mean that pesticide residues are
necessarily harmless to humans, or that some food colorings are harmless, or
that additives should be consumed freely. One thing to consider is that the
effects of allergens can be cumulative, and as lifetime exposure increases,
so can sensitivity. (This can be true of poison ivy, shellfish, and bee
stings, so why not food additives?) It seems to me that the jury is still
out on whether the cumulative exposure to all kinds of potentially toxic
substances, from pesticides to cleaning products to preservatives, that is
inherent in modern life will turn out to have something to do with rates of
breast cancer or autism and so on.