food and health
Food additives are substances of known chemical composition, which are consumed as food. They are not a typical food ingredient but are added to foods for the purpose of improving the technological and sensory properties. Food additives are added to food in the technological process of production, during preparation, processing, packaging, transportation and storage.
A body of evidence suggests that the most used flavor enhancer, glutamate, which can be found in almost every processed food, is causing adverse effects within normal dietary ranges. The study published in the Journal of Headache Pain reveals that a single dose of monosodium glutamate (MSG) causes headache...
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