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A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives: Descriptions in Plain English of More Than 12,000 Ingredients Both Harmful and Desirable Found in Foods (Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 664.0603
EAN: 9781400052325
Edition: 6 Rev Upd
ISBN: 1400052327
Label: Three Rivers Press
Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 592
Publication Date: October 26, 2004
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Release Date: October 26, 2004
Studio: Three Rivers Press
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Editorial Review:
The essential guide for making sure your food is safeA Consumer’s Dictionary of Food Additives is back again, in an updated sixth edition. This valuable reference gives you all the facts about the relative safety and side effects of more than 12,000 ingredients that end up in your food as a result of processing and curing, such as preservatives, food-tainting pesticides, and animal drugs. For example, drugs used to tranquilize pigs may sedate diners!There are hundreds of new entries to this edition, and topics covered include information about recently discovered resistant strains of bacteria credited to the antibiotics added to animal feed, as well as startling statistics on the amount of money spent on certain additives each year—$1.4 billion—on just flavorings and flavor enhancers.A Consumer’s Dictionary of Food Additives is a precise tool that will tell you exactly what to leave on supermarket shelves as a reminder to manufacturers that you know what the labels mean and which products are safe to bring home to your family.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - A useful book
Didn't have everything I was looking for, like soda - I see that a lot in ingredients, but could never get a clear understanding of what it actually is. However the book is good. I only wished they made a pocket-size version to take with me when I go shopping for food.
Rating:  - Great Resource!
I use at work all the time. It's a great resource on defining food additives and ingredients in more layman's terms.
Rating: - I Never Go To The Grocery Store Without This Book
This book has been a lifesaver (literally) for me. After years and years of suffering I was diagnosed with "painless" migraines. They are most often caused by food allergies.
This book helped me track what additives triggered the migraines.
It has also helped me know that many additives also cause serious food cravings. It is definitely helping me with my weight, too.
I would recommend it to anyone who cares about what they put in their body.
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Rating: - A must for every nutritionist!
When I received this book I thought it would just be a reference book for clients but as I began to thumb through it I couldn't believe my eyes! I started going through my pantry checking all of my canned goods and the few products I have that are pre-made. It certainly is changing my shopping habits and I'm making time to make more of my foods from scratch for my kids. I'm also going through my HB&A products and finding that even these products that are 'natural' have un-natural compounds. It's addictive ... Read More
Rating: - Know what you're eating.
This is a very nice resource to learn of the ingredients in the foods we consume today. Every house should have a copy of this book.
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