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MSG vs Food Coloring: Health Risks Comparison

Both MSG and food colouring can have negative health effects. MSG is commonly added to foods like soup, salad dressing, chips, and frozen meals to enhance flavor, but it has been linked to issues like obesity, headaches, and brain damage. Food colouring is often used in processed foods, beverages, candy and more to make them more visually appealing, but it has been associated with increased hyperactivity in children, cancer, and interference with brain function. While these two food additives are widely used, moderation may be important due to possible health risks from long term consumption.

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MSG vs Food Coloring: Health Risks Comparison

Both MSG and food colouring can have negative health effects. MSG is commonly added to foods like soup, salad dressing, chips, and frozen meals to enhance flavor, but it has been linked to issues like obesity, headaches, and brain damage. Food colouring is often used in processed foods, beverages, candy and more to make them more visually appealing, but it has been associated with increased hyperactivity in children, cancer, and interference with brain function. While these two food additives are widely used, moderation may be important due to possible health risks from long term consumption.

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Topic: Compare the negative effects of monosodium glutamate (MSG)


and food colouring.

Background of Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) :


- Crystalline (Downs 2008)
- Enhances other flavours (Downs 2008) (Zeratsky 2015) (Minton
2009) (Culpepper 2017) (University Health News 2018) (Hurasova
and Ostatnikova 2013) (ThiThu et al. 2013)
- Imparts a savory taste (Downs 2008)
- Brain stimulant (University Health News 2018)
- Very commonly used compared to last time(Hurasova and
Ostatnikova 2013)
-

Definition and components of MSG:


- Monosodium glutamate (Minton 2009)

History of MSG:
- Originally extracted from seaweed in 1908 (University Health News
2018)
- Ancient Romans used garum as a condiment to season their
dishes (ThiThu et al. 2013)

Where is MSG found:


- Campbell Soups (Mercola 2010) (Zeratsky 2015) (Minton 2009)
(University Health News 2018)
- Salad dressing (Mercola 2010) (Minton 2009)
- Chips (Mercola 2010) (Minton 2009) (University Health News
2018)
- Frozen entrees (Mercola 2010) (Zeratsky 2015) (Minton 2009)
(University Health News 2018)
- Restaurant foods (Mercola 2010) (Minton 2009) (Culpepper 2017)
(University Health News 2018)
- Seasonings (Mercola 2010)
- Canned food (Zeratsky 2015) (Minton 2009) (Culpepper 2017)
- Processed foods (Minton 2009) (Culpepper 2017) (Hurasova and
Ostatnikova 2013)

Negative effects of MSG:


- Depression (Mercola 2010)
- Disorientation (Mercola 2010) (Hurasova and Ostatnikova 2013)
- Eye damage (Mercola 2010) (ThiThu et al. 2013)
- Fatigue (Mercola 2010) (Culpepper 2017)
- Headaches (Mercola 2010) (Zeratsky 2015) (Culpepper 2017)
(University Health News 2018) (Hurasova and Ostatnikova 2013)
- Obesity (Mercola 2010) (Minton 2009) (University Health News
2018) (Hurasova and Ostatnikova 2013) (ThiThu et al. 2013)
- Affects neurological pathways (Mercola 2010) (Minton 2009)
- Facial pressure (Zeratsky 2015) (Culpepper 2017)
- Numbness, tingling and burning (Zeratsky 2015) (Culpepper 2017)
(Hurasova and Ostatnikova 2013) (ThiThu et al. 2013)
- Rapid fluttering heartbeats (Zeratsky 2015) (Culpepper 2017)
(Hurasova and Ostatnikova 2013)
- Chest pain (Zeratsky 2015) (Culpepper 2017)
- Nausea (Zeratsky 2015) (Culpepper 2017)
- Weakness (Zeratsky 2015) (Culpepper 2017) (Hurasova and
Ostatnikova 2013)
- Brain damage (Minton 2009) (University Health News 2018)
(Hurasova and Ostatnikova 2013)
- Liver inflammation (Minton 2009) (University Health News 2018)
- Dysplasia (Minton 2009)
- Cancer (Minton 2009)
- Behavioural problems (Minton 2009)
- Asthma attacks (Culpepper 2017) (Hurasova and Ostatnikova
2013)
- Allergies (Culpepper 2017)
- High cholesterol (University Health News 2018)
- Diabetes (University Health News 2018)
- High blood pressure (University Health News 2018)
- Metabolic effects (Hurasova and Ostatnikova 2013)
- Hypertension (ThiThu et al. 2013)
- Sleep-disordered breathing (ThiThu et al. 2013)
-
Background information about food colouring:
- More common in modern diet (Stokes 2010) (Bell 2017)
- Certain colours causes specific side effects (Stokes 2010)
- Chemical dyes used to colour food and drinks (Downs 2018)
(Bollinger 2016) (Gomes et al. 2013)
- Children are the biggest consumers (Bell 2017) (Bollinger 2016)
(Yu 2016)
- Enhance appearance of food (Bell 2017) (Group 2014) (Bollinger
2016) (Yu 2016) (Kobylewski and Jacobson 2010) (El-Wahab and
Moram 2012) (Gomes et al. 2013)
- Comes in dyes and lakes (Yu 2016)
- Do not offer health or nutritional benefits (Yu 2016) (Gomes et al.
2013)
- Cheaper than natural food colourings (Kobylewski and Jacobson
2010) (El-Wahab and Moram 2012)
- Uniformity and stability (El-Wahab and Moram 2012)
- Controversial advance for the food industry (Gomes et al. 2013)

Components of Food colouring:


- Petroleum (Bell 2017) (Bollinger 2016) (Kobylewski and Jacobson
2010)

History of Food colouring:


- Created in 1856 from coal tar (Bell 2017) (Kobylewski and
Jacobson 2010)
- Natural colours used (Safefood 2013)

Where is food colouring found:


- Types of processed foods (Downs 2008) (Bell 2017) (Group 2014)
(Bollinger 2016) (Yu 2016)
- Beverages (Downs 2008) (Mercola 2010) (Bell 2017) (Bollinger
2016) (Yu 2016)
- Condiments (Downs 2008) (Mercola 2010)
- Candy (Mercola 2010) (Bell 2017) (Group 2014) (Bollinger 2016)
- Desserts (Bell 2017) (Bollinger 2016) (Yu 2016)
- Baked goods (Bollinger 2016) (Yu 2016)
- Cosmetics (Bollinger 2016)

Negative effects of food colouring:


- Causes increased hyperactivity in children (Downs 2008) (Stokes
2010) (Bell 2017) (Group 2014) (Bollinger 2016) (Yu 2016)
(Kobylewski and Jacobson 2010) (El-Wahab and Moram 2012)

- Worsen asthma symptoms (Downs 2008) (El-Wahab and Moram


2012)
- Cause cancer (Downs 2008) (Mercola 2010) (Bell 2017) (Group
2014) (Bollinger 2016) (Yu 2016) (Kobylewski and Jacobson 2010)
(El-Wahab and Moram 2012)
- Allergies (Stokes 2010) (Bell 2017) (Bollinger 2016) (Kobylewski
and Jacobson 2010)
- Irritability and aggressiveness (Stokes 2010) (Mercola 2010) (Bell
2017)
- Significant reduction in IQ (Mercola 2010) (El-Wahab and Moram
2012)
- Chromosomal damage (Mercola 2010)
- Interfere with brain-nerve transmission (Mercola 2010) (Bollinger
2016) (Yu 2016) (Kobylewski and Jacobson 2010)
- tumors (Mercola 2010) (Bell 2017) (Bollinger 2016) (Kobylewski
and Jacobson 2010) (El-Wahab and Moram 2012)
- Depression (Bell 2017)
- Insomnia (Bell 2017)
- ADHD (Group 2014)
- Estrogen enhancer (Group 2014)
- Organ failure (Bollinger 2016) (Yu 2016) (Kobylewski and
Jacobson 2010)
- Birth defects (Kobylewski and Jacobson 2010) (El-Wahab and
Moram 2012)
- Indigestion (El-Wahab and Moram 2012)
- Decrease in body weight (El-Wahab and Moram 2012)
- Mutagenic (Gomes et al. 2013)

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