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Great post from FuelasRx. Walking through the aisles at the grocery store there are hundreds of packaged, canned, processed foods.  Many of these products have flashy labels and are plastered with messages like 'high in fiber', 'lowers cholesterol', 'strengthens immune system', etc.  These messages lead shoppers to believe that the products are healthy and may actually fix their current health conditions.  Furthermore, the nutrition label might not even look too bad.  But... then there's the ingredient label - it's the tiny print - filled with strange words that are unpronounceable to all but the most advanced food scientists and chemists.  Most shoppers completely ignore this lengthy list focusing on the nutrition facts alone.  Have you ever wondered what maltodextrin, BHT, and yellow #5 actually are?  Wonder no more!  Here's a look at some of the most common food additives, what they are, where they're at, and what you need to know about them. Continue Reading.