Additive Alert What Have They Done To Our Food A Consumer S Action Guide

Australia today is facing a health crisis such as we have never seen before. Rates of cancer, obesity, diabetes, asthma, ADHD and behavioural disorders in our children are all alarmingly high. What is happening and what can we do to safeguard our own health and the health of our children? Our diets must be part of the problem and fixing our diets must be a large part of the solution. The use of food additives in our everyday foods has increased so rapidly over the past 50 years that it is getting difficult to find foods which are additive free. Although most food additives are safe, there are many which are known to be harmful. Additive Alert will tell you quickly and easily which ones you need to avoid and why.

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Informs consumers about the possible health risks associated with many food additives, and how to select the best, low-risk additive products commonly available in Australian major supermarkets. Advocates for improved labelling of the additive content of Australian foods.