The Truth About 7 Common Food Additives

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The Truth About 7 Common Food Additives

How safe are the ingredients in your food?

By Martin F. Downs
WebMD Feature

To help you figure out what’s safe, WebMD took a look at the latest research on seven of the most controversial food additives. Here’s what we found:

1. Artificial coloring

2. High fructose corn syrup

3. Aspartame

4. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)

5. Sodium benzoate

6. Sodium nitrite

7. Trans fat