Food lovers worldwide tend to get attracted to eatables that are vibrant in colour. Additionally, convincing your kids to eat healthy meals becomes more manageable if a food item is colourful.
For this, numerous edible food colours are available in the market. However, some of them can cause severe diseases.
Keep on reading to know which diseases are caused by artificial food colours.
Artificial colours are chemical substances that enhance foods’ colour and appearance. The usage of food dye is increasing and becoming an integral part of the food industry. However, studies prove most of them to be harmful to human health in the long run.
Followings are the diseases that artificial colours can cause you, especially the synthetic ones -
Since synthetic dyes are toxic for health, India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority set specific regulations. Therefore, the food dye must meet the required specification as per the regulation.
Accordingly, manufacturers use certain natural and synthetic dyes in the food industry to add artificial colour.
Natural edible colours are usually less vibrant and healthier. Manufacturers extract the substance from natural elements like vegetables, flowers, and minerals. Sometimes, the source can be fruits, seeds, herbs, algae, and insects. Some of the colours are as follows:
Manufacturers create these types of edible colourants with the help of chemical reactions. They involve various kinds of minerals and petroleum in the making process. The most commonly used synthetic colours are as follows:
Kids are at most risk of diseases caused by artificial food colours. However, consuming these colourants to a greater extent can affect people of any age, especially older adults.
Some preventive measures are as follows:
You hopefully got your answer to which diseases are caused by artificial food colours. But the points mentioned above also guide you through the preventive measures. Now you can pick specific foods from the store or cook them at home to avoid harmful dyes.
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