Alloxan in White Flour
07/11/09 Filed in: Chemicals in our Food
So I already know that white flour is an empty food choice. I understand that choosing food made with white flour creates a missed opportunity for putting useful nutrition in my system. However, I always figured that a little white flour along the way would not be seriously detrimental to my health. Silly me, I should understand by now that big business only cares about profit. Hence, this brings me to a substance called alloxan.
Alloxan is the chemical which “bleaches” the flour. The FDA allows Alloxan to be used in the processing of foods.
Alloxan is also a substance that destroys the beta cells of your pancreas. Beta cells produce insulin. When alloxan was administered to rodents it caused an insulin-dependent diabetes. Are you starting to see the problem?
What really bothers me about this information, is that the business industry made a decision to use this substance instead of other less harmful bleaching agents without care or concern to the long term effects on the general public. Even worse, is that the FDA approved its use. I am angered by the fact that the public was not educated in order to make an informed choice. Some people will not care, of course, people continue to smoke even though they know it has a direct link to cancer. They have made a conscious choice. The people innocently eating their rye bread deli sandwiches deserve the same choice. What do you choose?
Living a life of personal balance, moderation, education, and connection.
Alloxan is the chemical which “bleaches” the flour. The FDA allows Alloxan to be used in the processing of foods.
Alloxan is also a substance that destroys the beta cells of your pancreas. Beta cells produce insulin. When alloxan was administered to rodents it caused an insulin-dependent diabetes. Are you starting to see the problem?
What really bothers me about this information, is that the business industry made a decision to use this substance instead of other less harmful bleaching agents without care or concern to the long term effects on the general public. Even worse, is that the FDA approved its use. I am angered by the fact that the public was not educated in order to make an informed choice. Some people will not care, of course, people continue to smoke even though they know it has a direct link to cancer. They have made a conscious choice. The people innocently eating their rye bread deli sandwiches deserve the same choice. What do you choose?
Living a life of personal balance, moderation, education, and connection.
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