Entry #9 Paint the town Red40
I was doing research, and I came across and clicked on a website that says Why is red 40 banned and I was very curious, so I clicked on to see what it was talking about and knowing it is banned in multiple countries. Red 40 surprises me, and how common it is, and how little most of us think about it. Red 40 shows up in everything from candy to sports drinks to cereal. It's basically used to make food look more exciting and more appealing. But what caught my eye is that this dye has been linked to things like ADHD and hyperactivity in kids, and something added just for color can still have an effect on the body. Learning about it made me look at colorful food differently. Just because something is bright and colorful doesn't make it better sometimes it just means it's been processed more. It made me realize how often we judge food by how it looks instead of what's actually in it and what it can do to are body. My main takeaway is that it's worth paying attention t...