Food Additives

Follow the links below to find information on food additives, including flavourings, food colourings, and sweeteners.

Reviewed August 2011

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Title:   Food additives
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Food additives are chemicals that keep food fresh or enhance its colour, flavour or texture. Some people are sensitive to food additives, but this is rare. Reactions to food additives include hives or diarrhoea, other digestive disorders and respiratory problems such as asthma.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Healthy cooking tips
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Healthy cooking is easy. In many cases, your favourite recipes can be modified so they offer a healthier alternative. Non-stick cookware can be used to reduce the need for cooking oil. To keep valuable nutrients, microwave or steam your vegetables instead of boiling them. Cut out salt and cut down fats.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Asthma and food
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Food allergies can trigger asthma attacks in some people, although this is rare. Trigger foods may include dairy products, eggs, peanuts, sulphites, monosodium glutamate (MSG), food colourings or royal jelly. A severe food allergy reaction is anaphylaxis; anaphylactic shock can be fatal.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Media release. Hold the salt: simmer sauces and processed meats
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The sodium content of many simmer sauces and the sodium and saturated fat content of many processed meats will be reduced under a voluntary agreement with leading food manufacturers and retailers
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Headache and diet
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Diet can trigger headache and migraine in susceptible people. Fluctuating blood sugar levels, caffeine withdrawal, naturally occurring food chemicals and food additives may all be factors. Hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar) may also trigger a headache or migraine. Chemicals in food such as monosodium glutamate (MSG), nitrites and amines are also possible triggers. Treatments vary according to the cause.
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Food additives
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Food additives are chemical substances added to foods to improve flavour, texture, colour, appearance and consistency, or as preservatives during manufacturing or processing. Herbs, spices, hops, salt, yeast, water, air and protein hydrolysates are excluded from this definition.
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   FAILSAFE diet for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the FAILSAFE Diet for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) written by medical professionals.
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Food labels - what do they mean?
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   It is the law in Australia that all packaged foods have food labels.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Food labels explained
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Food labels carry information that will help you to make food choices. Labels will list additives, ingredients and nutrition information such as fat and protein content. Foods that have a shelf life of less than two years must carry a 'use-by' or 'best before' date. Food labels can help people with food allergies, and may also make nutrition and health claims. A food label should list the country of origin of the food product, but this statement is not always easy to interpret.
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Herbs
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Culinary herbs are herbaceous (leafy) plants that add flavour and colour to all types of meals. Herbs have nutritional value and may help to prevent and manage heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Culinary herbs include garlic, basil, oregano, fenugreek, coriander, chives and parsley. Herbs are easy and fun to grow at home.
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Food additives
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A list of the most common food additives and their uses in commercial and domestic food preparation. Includes information on how safe food additives are, and food regulations and standards.
Date:   May 2006
Title:   Shopping, labels, additives and storing your food
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Use-by OR Best-before date? Saturated fat or total fat? Natural vs synthetic additives. Maltodextrin and gluten. How much sodium? Cooling hot food before storing. Fresh fruit and vegetables. No Cholesterol Claims. Additive watch. What's an emulsifier?
Date:   Mar 2006
Title:   Tartrazine exclusion for allergic asthma
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Tartrazine is the best known and one of the most commonly used food additives. Food colorants are also used in many medications as well as foods. There is no evidence that tartrazine makes asthma worse or avoiding it makes asthma patients any better.
Date:   Feb 2006

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