Combining Food Additives Could Harm Nervous System, Study Says

If a child consumes foods that combine common food additives, doing so could interfere with the development of the nervous system, according to a new report, Food Navigator/Europe reported.

This is scary news, especially given that many kids down processed foods galore containing multiple additives.

Indeed, the findings raise major some concerns about the health implications that result from kids eating low-quality, additive-filled foods.

Researchers at the Univerity of Liverpool — whose report was published in the journal Toxicological Sciences — looked at what happened when the food coloring brilliant blue (E133) was combined with monosodium glutamate (MSG; E621) and the coloring quinoline yellow (E951) was combined with the sweetener aspartame (E951).

According to the results, "when these additives were combined in levels similar to those consumed in a typical children’s snack and drink, they stunted the growth of nerve cells in mice, interfering with proper signalling functions," Food Navigator explained.

The three-year study was funded by Organix Brands, manufacturers of a range of organic foods for children.

Granted the organic food manufacturer hoped for a certain result, but this sounds like a pretty legitimate study to me.

I’d certainly recommend to parents to take heed of this news and to listen follow the company’s sugestion.

“Babies and children are especially vulnerable to harm from toxic chemicals since they are at a crucial stage of development,” Organix said, suggesting that “processed food and confectionery are probably the main two food types that should be avoided by children where possible.”