Drink Ingredient Gets a Look

[formercia]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/drink-ingredient-gets-look-032224835.html


By STEPHANIE STROM | New York Times – 16 hours ago


Sarah Kavanagh and her little brother were looking forward to the bottles of Gatorade they had put in the refrigerator after playing outdoors one hot, humid afternoon last month in Hattiesburg, Miss.
But before she took a sip, Sarah, a dedicated vegetarian, did what she often does and checked the label to make sure no animal products were in the drink. One ingredient, brominated vegetable oil, caught her eye.
“I knew it probably wasn’t from an animal because it had vegetable in the name, but I still wanted to know what it was, so I Googled it,” Ms. Kavanagh said. “A page popped up with a long list of possible side effects, including neurological disorders and altered thyroid hormones. I didn’t expect that.”

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Limited studies of the effects of brominated vegetable oil in animals and in humans found buildups of bromine in fatty tissues. Rats that ingested large quantities of the substance in their diets developed heart lesions.

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[Enthusiast]

1. We no need no stinkin' regulations.

Damned hippies!

[formercia]

2. That's 'cause it's made with real ingredients.

I think....

[No Elephants]

3. I have been reading labels and googling ingredients for a short while now. As a result,

I buy almost nothing that is already prepared. And even then.....

For example, I just read an email from consumer reports on what is in pork.

I fear I am heading toward being a vegan.