Some food additives are worse than others. Food Matters suggests these as the top ones to avoid:

1. Artificial Sweeteners

Aspartame, also known as Nutrasweet and Equal, is believed to be carcinogenic and accounts for more reports of adverse reactions than all other foods and food additives combined. The artificial sweetener Acesulfame-K has been linked to kidney tumors. All artificial sweeteners are bad news.

2. High Fructose Corn Syrup

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) increases your LDL (“bad”) cholesterol levels and contributes to the development of diabetes.

Read the rest of top ten at Mercola.com
 

 In response to reports that the ingredients may pose health risks, McDonald's China claims that additives in its chicken McNuggets are "harmless". They said that the use of tertiary butylhydroquinone meets Chinese food safety standards. However, "the chemical is toxic to some extent," according to Liu Qingchun, a nutritionist at the General Hospital of Armed Police Forces. Read the article on Mercola.com

Maryland shoppers may see warning labels on many foods soon, and a ban on suspect food additive chemicals by 2012. Check labels for these 8 suspect chemical food colorings.

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