{"id":1702,"date":"2017-03-10T13:33:55","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T18:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/?p=1702"},"modified":"2017-03-10T13:36:27","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T18:36:27","slug":"deadly-ingredients-happily-consuming-harmful-foods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/2017\/03\/10\/deadly-ingredients-happily-consuming-harmful-foods\/","title":{"rendered":"DEADLY INGREDIENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happily consuming harmful foods<\/span><\/p>\n

Corn syrup (CS), trisodium phosphate (TSP), and aspartame, might be foreign names to you. Well, they are ingredients used in the foods we eat every day. This is very astonishing, because they can cause many illnesses such as obesity and metabolic diseases. Realizing this, a question arises: why do food industries use these ingredients in their food?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Since corn syrup is a substitute for expensive ingredients such as sugar and sweeteners, food industries use it to save money. \u00a0Also, there’s a high demand on their products, therefore, using these ingredients gives them a bigger profit and saves time. It might sound like a good reason to use these ingredients. However, the caveat is that CS can cause many severe illnesses.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Zahraa<\/p><\/div>\n

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Safa<\/p><\/div>\n

According to Safa Beydoun, a nutritionist with a PhD, \u201cExcessive intake of Corn Syrup has been linked to the increasing rate of obesity and metabolic diseases, leading to the worst health epidemic. These illnesses include non-alcoholic fatty liver, cardiovascular disease, visceral obesity, and a host of other metabolic problems.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hence, eating foods containing CS is extremely unhealthy and \u201ccan make you feel sluggish and less energetic.\u201d says Zahraa Shafie, a senior in fordson high school who avoids these ingredients.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mariam<\/p><\/div>\n

As reported by another nutritionist, Mariam Bazzi, \u201cTSP is used as a leavening agent to retain moisture, and to maintain structure in processed food. Aspartame is sold as an artificial low calorie sweetener. It\u2019s typically used by diabetics or as part of a \u201clow calorie\u201d diet because it is much sweeter, at a much lower calorie count.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Although they might be useful, trisodium Phosphate and aspartame are ingredients \u00a0that are used in foods we eat everyday, such as gum or our daily breakfast cereal. People consume large amounts of these ingredients.<\/span><\/p>\n

This can be dangerous because if these ingredients are consumed in large amounts, they can cause illnesses. Safa beydoun also says \u201c When consumed in concentrated amounts, TSP can lead to irritation and possibly metabolic alkalosis .\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

As we saw above, this is the worst health epidemic, and it will continue if we don’t pay attention to what we and our families consume.These deadly ingredients are causing diseases all over the world and are the main cause for obesity. <\/span>
\nThere exists many substitutions to these ingredients and, therefore, people should be aware of what they eat. Furthermore, certain companies have started using <\/span>better ingredients as well as organic foods. This is the reason why we have no excuse for consuming products containing the above mentioned unhealthy ingredients<\/span><\/p>\n

Mohamad mourtada, A middle school Journalist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Happily consuming harmful foods Corn syrup (CS), trisodium phosphate (TSP), and aspartame, might be foreign names to you. Well, they are ingredients used in the foods we eat every day. This is very astonishing, because they can cause many illnesses such as obesity and metabolic diseases. Realizing this, a question arises: why do food industries …<\/p>\n

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