Chemicals: It's in everything, including "natural" food

thanks for sharing OP

but i have a brain and i know how to use it.

to each thier own.

welp

Should have people make lists of things they trust the government with. Always interesting to see.

Would you trust the government to tell you the water from that natural spring hasn't been polluted by fracking or something else?

When is the government ever honest? :laugh:


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Thanks for posting this, OP!

Hi, I'm going to study chemistry at college in a few months. Had some interesting, educational classes and lectures on food&chemicals aaand well... it ain't that bad. I wash my fruit well to get rid of those chemicals, it's not clean of them then, but it's okay. Tend to buy fresher fruit, fresh meat, fresh fruit right from the market and not the shops. When it comes to shopping of packaged products: The less ingredients, the better. The amount of additives you consume ain't that bad. The 'chemicals' we're talking about here and additives, 'cause chemicals is what... what IS food. That's FOOD. There are ridiculous foods, really, with SO many additives. Don't buy them and you're perfectly fine

Exactly. There are regulations to protect the water supply from fracking. Do you believe they are effective?

After having watched Gasland 2.0 last week, I'm thinking if there's fracking near an aquifer, there's eventual water contamination -- regardless of regulations.

From internal memos of companies involved in fracking -- 10% of wells fail at installation. 50% fail within five years. And they have no idea or way to fix them. Sooner or later that's bound to percolate to an aquifer if one is anywhere in the vicinity.

If you fully trust government food oversight, but fully distrust the government in other ways, is that sensible?

I would like sensible regulations to actually be enforced, and think calls for the EPA to be abolished are outrageous. It was created for a reason (unless we actually like having rivers catch on fire and burn for days, which was what led to the creation of the EPA in the first place).


At any rate "chemicals" and "natural" can be misleading nomenclature. Naturally occuring things such as table salt are chemicals. "Natural vanilla flavoring" (as opposed to actual vanilla) is sometimes made from beaver anal secretions (hey, truth in advertising, it IS natural...)

In the end, though, it is often good to know what's in your food.

I like the definition of pollution as being the wrong concentration of a compound in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Our metabolism depends on chemical reactions. We're made of chemical elements.

Hey, here's a suggestion: why don't we all learn some elementary chemistry and stop believing the word of scientifically illiterate journalists and 'fitness professionals'?

I'm less bothered by chemical sounding names in food and more about why some things are added in the first place. after all, bread can be made with flour, yeast, water and salt. The only reason stabilisers are added is for the commercial market.

ice cream - cream, egg (not always) and sugar. etcetera etcetera.

organic doesn't mean chemical-free - it just means it meets certain standards and a strictly controlled regimen of treatments that are available.

I like to cook and I like to bake, and I'd rather make my own versions of products that on the shelves are full of chemicals. I guess thats a choice I've made about how I want to live my life. But beer is processed...........

When it comes to flavorings and whatnot, my main concern is "what real food ISNT here because they used a chemical shortcut to achieve the flavor." It's more of a food snobbery thing than a fear based reaction.

What is it about stabilizers in food that scares you so much? I mean, I think it's great to bake and make homemade ice cream...but do you do it because you fear certain stabilizers and preservatives? And if so, on what do you base this fear?

I just gotta say that people worry about all the "chemicals" in food, but when it comes to hygiene and personal "enhancement", it's not even a second thought for many.
Realistically the people who condemn food with "chemicals" in them probably shouldn't use hair products, make up, sun block, nail polish, or perfume/cologne since they are inundated with "chemicals" and put directly on the body.
Not to mention the air quality that one breathes (one breathes more than one eats), or the exposure to industrial "chemicals" (like hand wipes or sanitizers) daily.
Just food for thought.

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I am fine with chemicals
but this is going to sound odd. I read about an oil method for facial cleansing and thought - why not? My skin has never been better. I still wouldn't care if my products have chemicals but man that method was amazing

I just gotta say that people worry about all the "chemicals" in food, but when it comes to hygiene and personal "enhancement", it's not even a second thought for many.
Realistically the people who condemn food with "chemicals" in them probably shouldn't use hair products, make up, sun block, nail polish, or perfume/cologne since they are inundated with "chemicals" and put directly on the body.
Not to mention the air quality that one breathes (one breathes more than one eats), or the exposure to industrial "chemicals" (like hand wipes or sanitizers) daily.
Just food for thought.

A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

I am fine with chemicals
but this is going to sound odd. I read about an oil method for facial cleansing and thought - why not? My skin has never been better. I still wouldn't care if my products have chemicals but man that method was amazing

Lol, I suffer from dry skin (had little acne as teen because of it) so I have to moisturize daily. Baby soft skin, but all due to chemicals.:laugh:

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for the time that I tried it, the olive oil and castor oil method was very moisturizing lol

I suffer from the dry skin too lol