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11 foods and ingredients that aren't as bad for you as you think

Published by Business Insider on Sat, 18 Nov 2017


Across the internet, alarmist bloggers and quack doctors stir up panic about "bad" foods. They insist that MSG, artificial sweeteners, gluten, soy, and more arethe secret culprits behindour health problems.It's tough to spend five minutes on Facebook or Pinterest without seeing some "wellness" guru warning you against thedangers lurking in your kitchen cabinets.The issue is that in many cases these supposedly horrible foodsaren't "bad" for you at all.Often, there's decades of scientific evidence to provea food'ssafety. But even that isn't always enough toquiet the online rumor mill.Wespoke with two dietitians to sort out fact from fallacy. Here's a look at 11 foods and ingredients that you don't need to fear. Savory flavor-booster MSG doesn't cause headaches or chest pain. Lots of people still think that eating flavor enhancermonosodium glutamate (better known as MSG) causes headaches, nausea, chest pain, and heart palpitations a suite of symptoms once referred to as "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome."That fear is unfounded.MSG was first discovered by a Japanese chemist who isolated it from seaweed, the BBC reports. It didn't get its bad rapuntil 1968, when a doctor publisheda letterin the New England Journal of Medicine wondering why he always felt numb and got heart palpitations after eating Chinese food.Some expertsthought MSG was to blame.But in later human studies, MSG has failed toconsistently cause those negative symptoms, even in people who believe they'resensitive to it. Scientists now acknowledge that a very small percentage of people may react to MSG, according to the Mayo Clinic, but most people will havezero issues eating it in reasonable amounts.There's no need to fear artificial flavors.Latelyit's trendy for food companies and restaurant chains to make grandiose announcements about how they're switching from artificial flavors to natural ones.It's a clever trick that makes their foodseemmore pure and safe. And since so many companies are doing it, it might make you wonder whether there's some inherent danger in those flavors. Butthis artificial-to-naturalmove is just a distraction tactic that's doing little to benefit your health, dietitian Andy Bellattitold INSIDER."The current health issues in America have nothing to do with artificial or natural flavors," Bellatti said. He added that he hasn't "seen any data whatsoever" that artificial or natural flavorsare linked to dire health outcomes for the human body.In other words, if you really want to eat a "healthy" diet, eliminating flavoringsdoesn't need tobe a top priority. Sure, a lot of nutrient-poor foodscontain artificial flavors, but that's not the reason they're considered unhealthy.Dairy can be part of a healthy diet.All those Got Milk' ads tell you that milk's a super-healthy source of calcium. But all your vegan and paleo friends on Facebookkeep sharing memes about howdairy is bad for you. Who's right'The answer lies somewhere in the middle.Yes, dairy is a good source of calcium, but it's not the onlyfood that's rich incalcium.(Here are some excellent non-dairy ways to get it.)And yes, a lot of people have trouble digesting lactose, the natural sugar found in milk. That's a good reason to avoid dairy. But if you have no trouble digesting the stuff, it can be part of a healthy diet, dietitian Georgie Fear, author of Lean Habits for Lifelong Weight Loss,told INSIDER. ("Part" is the operative word here. The world's healthiest dietsare plant-based, not cheese-based.)"Certainly if somebody chooses to avoid dairy for religious or allergy or other reasons, that's fine," Fear said. "But there's no real health superiority to avoiding it."Besides, eating should enjoyable, and a savoring a hunk of really good cheese is one of the most enjoyable food experiences out there.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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