As natural or artificial chemicals added to add flavor to food, many types of additives cause negative effects in children's behavior. Even some types also affect the brain development of your baby
Most confectionery, processed foods have added food additives
1 / High molecular corn syrup (HFCS)
Used in low-quality confectionery products, corn sugar is a highly genetically modified sugar. In a 2010 study on HFCS in rats from Princeton University, rats that ate corn sugar gained significantly more weight compared to other mice fed regular sugar.
Some people believe that corn sugar or high-molecular corn syrup HFCS is no different from cane sugar used every day in terms of the risk of weight gain and obesity. However, according to research by GS. Princeton University psychologist Bart Hoebel, specializing in taste neuroscience, weight and sugar addiction, rats were given varying levels of corn sugar, lower than the corresponding In carbonated countries, they become fatter with each intake. Meanwhile, the rats fed a high-fat diet were unable to gain weight as quickly "as effectively" as their friends.
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2 / Partially hydrogenated fat
In baby's diet, fat is one of the indispensable ingredients. However, not all fats are good, especially Trans Fat trans fats. During processing, partially hydrogenated fats or trans fats are used to help prolong the "longevity" of the food. As a result, creating profits for the food industry, in contrast, it also puts the health of the baby in danger.
Consuming these trans fats increases the bad cholesterol and lowers the good cholesterol. Therefore, the risk of cardiovascular diseases and many other diseases such as stroke, diabetes ... is also much higher.
3 / Diacetyl
As a characteristic compound to create the buttercream flavor, Diacetyl is widely used in the production of popcorn, especially those made from home microwave butter. Mother should note that the products have "artificial butter flavors", because most of them contain Diacetyl.
According to research, through the blood vessels, Diacetyl will attack the baby's brain and cause neurological disorders and degeneration.
Chemicals, a great danger to your baby's health? About 100,000 synthetic chemicals are released into the market each year. Moreover, every year, 1500 new chemicals are "born". So how do mothers minimize the risk of being "abused" from toxic chemicals for their children?
4 / Sugar sucralose
Presence in the diet soda, Sucralose prevents the absorption of nutrients and "kills" 50% of the beneficial bacteria in the baby's digestive tract, leading to an increase in harmful bacteria. Not only that, according to research, regular consumption of foods with sucralose sugar will cause negative effects on the brain, of which the most serious is damage to the brain area responsible for storing memories. .
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