Preservative

According to the Mayo Clinic, an infectious disease is defined as disorders caused by organisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites. Infectious diseases can be transferred from person to person, bite by animal or insect, environmental surroundings, or ingesting food or water that has been contaminated. Some of the infectious diseases can be prevented with vaccinations. Vaccines contain weakened or killed germs that cause the disease. These vaccines cause the body to produce antibodies…

destroying the health of our Earth’s environment and its inhabitants. Fast food contain a lot of harmful chemicals used to alter the taste and longevity of some of the products like preservatives, flavoring agents, and pesticides (Byloos). Chemicals like Butylated Hydroxyanisole-- or BHA for short-- act as chemical preservative as it is added to foods with oils in order to increase their longevity. It also helps to keep the oil from seeping into burger wrappers, chicken nugget cartons, french…

In the documentary Food Inc; directed by Robert Kenner, Kenner shows us that these big businesses and fast food industries have completely taken over the food industry. Kenner further explains that these business have a tight grip on farmers and control how they grow their livestock and plants. Kenner then shedded light to the flaws with the current food industries and showed us why we should be concerned since it directly relates to us. For example, the flaws that Kenner addressed about our…

to cause autism, and how scientists will approach the rise of cases. It is believed that the whole vaccine itself causes autism, but in actuality, it is the preservatives in these childhood vaccines that are “troublesome”. a preservative called thimerosal which contained mercury was thought to be the cause of autism, but this preservative was mostly eliminated from all childhood vaccines, and yet…

contain preservatives to prevent contamination with bacteria or fungi. Until recent years, the preservative thimerosal was used in many vaccines that did not contain live virus. As of 2005, the only childhood vaccine in the U.S. that contains thimerosal in greater than trace amounts is the influenza vaccine, which is currently recommended only for children with certain risk factors. Single-dose influenza vaccines supplied in the UK do not list thiomersal in the ingredients. Preservatives may be…

A critical dilemma in current healthcare lies in the dispute to receive vaccinations for the flu. This debate has existed for years and shows no signs of ceasing. Many proponents of flu vaccines claim the vaccines are crucial to maintain a healthy state. Opponents of flu vaccines claim the vaccines propose an even greater hazard to one’s health. As the National Vaccine Information Center stated, “Battle lines are drawn,” between those in favor and against vaccinations. Even Japan has taken a…

women in the story to uncover the clues to guide the audience to the understanding of this concept. As the reader progresses through the play the timeline of the mentionable symbols of the jagged log cabin stitching, the dirty kitchen with busted preservatives, and dead canary all allude to the motive to the murder. Mrs. Wright did in fact kill her husband, though not without a…

any food that has been altered from its natural state in some way, either for safety reasons or convenience (Eating processed foods, 2014). Processed foods are altered chemically by additives such as flavors, flavor enhancers, colors, fillers, preservatives, stabilizers, and emulsifiers. These inauthentic foods have one common factor; they cost your body a great deal more to digest, assimilate, and eliminate than they offer your body in nutritional value – a poor return on your investment that…

interfere with the results. At the end of the week, the researchers collected data from the children. Almost all of the children showed an increase of behavioral issues and hyperactivity when given a beverage with an increased amount of sugars, preservatives, and food dyes. Since these children all had a hyperactivity disorder, their parents were already aware with whether or not their child was having a rough day and they seemed to have more of a hyperactive day when they consumed the beverage…

Are food manufacturers slowly killing us? Do you think your family meals are healthy? How many times you pick something up in the supermarket and read the labels in fear of unhealthy ingredient. Should we really blame the manufacturers for what people eat or blame individuals for what they choose to consume? Psychologist think if manufactures produce healthier foods then people would have healthier options. Food is essential to one’s life and it is needed to survive. So you would think it’s…