The Insidious Enemy TARTRAZINE
Tartrazine is a substance that is included in the ready-made food and drinks we buy from markets and even the medicines we buy from pharmacies.
Tartrazine ( E 102 or E 102a) It is an additive used to give yellow color to foods. The additive is known to trigger and maintain many disorders, from physical health problems to mental and spiritual health problems. (FDA, 2010)
- ADHD (Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder)
- Migraine
- Sleep Disorder
- Anxiety disorder
- OCD
- Depression
- Behavioral disorders
- Heart palpitations
- Eczema and skin rashes
- Asthma attacks, difficulty breathing
- Blurred vision
- Cough
- Vomiting, nausea
- Thyroid-related disorders and etc.
In a study conducted in 1989, the drug in England It was aimed to evaluate the prevalence of colorants and preservatives in their formulations and pharmaceutical manufacturers were asked to provide information about their drug formulations, especially colorants and preservatives. In total, 2204 drug formulations were analyzed during this process. It was determined that 419 of them contained different additives. According to the research, the main cause of the side effects of many drugs was associated with colorants and preservatives (Pollock et. al, 1989).
In a different study, 83 out of 2210 people treated with drugs containing tartrazine. It turned out that he was allergic to tartrazine. After the allergy-causing medications were stopped, the symptoms decreased and disappeared within 24-48 hours. In addition, none of the people who had an allergic reaction to this substance showed an allergic reaction to brands of the same drug that did not contain tartrazine. (Bhatia, 2000). revealed that it kills sperm cells in a way (Live Science, 2009; 2010)
Drugs prescribed for nausea, including pregnancy, analgesics and etc. does not contain these or other additives, preservatives and colorants They are reaching. (Please do not stop the medicines prescribed by your doctor without consulting your doctor! If you think that the medicine you are using contains tartrazine, you can ask your doctor to change it to a different brand that does not contain tartrazine).
An adult human body has this type of disease. We need to question how appropriate it would be to use foods, drinks and medicines containing such additives during the development phase of the fetus in the womb, when it is possible that the baby cannot absorb the substances and may face many side effects. and even medicines contain tatrazine. Although some medicines are painted in different colors, you can read in the package insert that they contain tartrazine, i.e.E-102, E-102a. In addition, many products sold in markets do not say that they contain tatrazine.
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