artificial colors

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Artificial Colors

Artificial colors are synthetic food dyes that are used to enhance the appearance of food, drinks, and medicines. They are derived from petroleum and are often used to make processed foods look more appealing. Some common artificial colors include Red No. 40, Yellow No. 5, and Blue No. 1.

Category
Food Additives
Molecular Formula
Varies
Mechanism of Action
Artificial colors do not have a direct mechanism of action as they are not metabolized by the body. They are used to enhance the appearance of products.
Evidence Grade
C

Other Names

  • Food coloring
  • Food dyes
  • Synthetic dyes

Primary Benefits

  • Enhances color of food and beverages
  • Improves visual appeal of products

Recommended Dosage

General Not applicable
Specifics Array

Side Effects

  • Allergic reactions
  • Hyperactivity in children

Precautions

  • People with allergies or sensitivities to specific dyes
  • Children with ADHD

Interactions

  • None known

Key References

  • Artificial Food Colors and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Symptoms: Conclusions to Dye for. Neurotherapeutics. 2012
  • The Southampton Study: a randomized control trial of the impact of food additives on child health. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2008
How America’s Healthcare System Keeps You Dependent – Calley Means
Health, Environment, Lifestyle: Preventing Disease Through Nutrition and Exercise. 54:19 0
“artificial dyes which have no reason to be in foods are petroleum based are highly linked to add and other neurological issues for kids demonstrably are basically phased out of every single other developed country and developing countries they color them with watermelon they color them with carrot juice here it's petroleum based.”

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Exposing The Food Industry’s Dangerous Lies – Vani Hari
Dangers of Artificial Food Additives and Health-Conscious Dietary Choices 0:45 0
“artificial food dyes are linked to hyperactivity they require a warning label a cigarette type warning label in Europe when a product has artificial food dyes that says may cause adverse effects on activity and attention in children”

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Exposing The Food Industry’s Dangerous Lies – Vani Hari
Dangers of Artificial Food Additives and Health-Conscious Dietary Choices 1:01 0
“they contain carcinogens so they're linked to cancer they cause autoimmune disorders eczema asthma”

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The Truth About Microplastics – Dr Rhonda Patrick
Understanding Microplastics and Toxin Exposure in Everyday Health and Environment 1:18:21 0
“the old Ultra processing ultr processed foods or UPF as there sometimes you'll see them called upfsi um the purpose of these Foods is convenience it's taste improving taste improving texture imp you know flavor improving appearance colors shelf life shelf life exactly um so so so what ends up happening these YP of foods end up having a lot of calories they're a lot of added sugar they have a lot of chemicals that may make it taste really good texture really good they'll have additives um that will extend the shelf life and they'll have a lot of colors so you can find them in candies cereals um you know a lot of junk food cookies chips crackers already flavored yogurts protein bars”

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The Truth About Microplastics – Dr Rhonda Patrick
Understanding Microplastics and Toxin Exposure in Everyday Health and Environment 1:19:31 0
“there's over 10,000 chemicals that's in our food system in the United States 10,000 chemicals that are in our foods like that's a lot of chemicals they're not all coming in through grass I mean these are chemicals like a lot of the um for example the the food coloring so you mentioned earlier and the podcast red number three red number 40 yellow number five number six blue number one like these food colorings have been around for a long time in our foods and just recently now the FDA has banned red number three from our Foods in the United States because it's a carcinogen it's a known carcinogen”

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What’s Really in Your “Healthy” Food? A Conversation with Thrive Market CEO Nick Green
Uncovering Truth About Ingredients in Healthy Foods: Thrive Market Insights 44:16 0
“we have 600 plus banned ingredients, uh, no artificial colors, no preservatives, no artificial sweeteners, you know, we're not like no hydrogenated oils, no high fructose corn syrup, like all of the obvious bad stuff is just off.”

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