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Lesson 3: Processed Kids
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To improve shelf life
To improve flavor
Keep their color
As a way to make a profit –
may own ingredients
Consumer Advocacy Group
 Watchdog of the food industry
 Deemed some artificial additives
and preservatives as unsafe
 Many once considered safe now
known to cause allergies and
even cancer
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How Many Cells Does
Your Brain Have?
100 BILLION
Neurons
 Neuralgia or glia
(means glue)
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Cells within the brain consisting of:
Cell body - Dendrites - Axon
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Cell Body
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Enlarged part of
the cell
Houses the nucleus
Nutritional hub
Contains
macromolecules
(VERY LARGE)
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Dendrites
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Pick up electrical
impulses from
neighboring cells
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Transmits these
impulses to the cell
body
Large branching cell structure
 Carries electrical impulses away
from the cell body to other cells
 Transmission called a synapse
 Triggers the release of chemicals
called neurotransmitters
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Peptide
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Regulate
appetite,
mood and
feelings of
pain
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Biogenic Amine
Improves
memory and
ability to
learn
 Regulates
happiness
 Helps control
impulses
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Dendrites
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Induces
excitement
in the brain
or fast
signaling
between
neurons
These chemicals have neurotoxin* properties
*A substance that can
injure or cause
problems with the
neurons in the brain
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They are not food
Artificial colorings made from coal-tar
Liver detoxifies chemicals
Affect the balance of neurotransmitters
leading to aggression, asthma, eczema
and headaches
Connected to ADHD
No solid evidence either way
 Individuals eat a variety of
these chemicals everyday
 Difficult to pinpoint
 Environmental factors can also
contribute to brain cell damage
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BHA and BHT
Found in cookies, crackers
and chips
 Same chemicals found in
embalming fluid
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 Keeps oil from going rancid
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Found in cereals, chewing gums,
potato chips and vegetable oils
US Dept. of Health and Human
Services – “reasonably anticipated
to be a human carcinogen”
FDA still allows it
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Used as a flavor enhancer
Found in potato chips, snack foods,
soups, salad dressings, restaurant
foods, boxed foods and more!
Known to cause “Chinese
Restaurant Syndrome”
Not allowed in baby foods
Heating sugars with ammonium
compounds, acids or alkalis
 Found in colas, baked goods, precooked meats, soy sauce and
chocolate flavored foods
 California Public Health – “known
carcinogen”
 CSPI is asking for ban
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 Artificial Sweetener
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Found in diet foods, soft drinks, drink
mixes, gelatin desserts, low-calorie foods
and sugar-free packets
Causes cancer, neurological issues,
hallucinations or dizziness and digestive
distress
Long-term effects not known
CSPI recommends against
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