The Nasty List
Inspired by our Blog Post, “Are you doing the nasty?“, we have created “The Nasty List” of chemicals, preservatives and food additives to avoid. We will keep this list as up to date as possible, so make sure you bookmark it and check back for updates. Please spread the word to your friends and family and encourage them to avoid these chemicals and additives and start leading a healthier life.
A
- Acesdlfame Potassium
- Acetylated Esters of Monoglycerides and Diglycerides
- Ammonium Chloride
- Artificial Colors, Flavors
- Blog Post – Food by the Numbers, the numbers you want to avoid!
- Aspartame
- Azodicarbonamide
- Blog Post – What do buns, exercise mats and fire extinguishers have in common?
B
- Benzoyl Peroxide
- BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole)
- Blog Post – The ‘fuel’ you didn’t know you were eating
- BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene)
- Blog Post – The ‘fuel’ you didn’t know you were eating
- Bleached Flour
- Bromated Flour
- Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO)
C
- Calcium Bromate
- Calcium disodium EDTA
- Calcium peroxide
- Calcium propionate
- Calcium saccharin
- Calcium sorbate
- Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate
- Caprenin (caprocaprylobehenin)
- Carmine
- Certified colors
- Cyclamates
- Cysteine (l-cysteine)
D
- DATEM (diacetyl tartaric and fatty acid esters of monoglcerides and diglycerides)
- Dimethylpolysiloxane
- DSS (dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate)
- Disodium calcium EDTA
- Disodium dihydrogen EDTA
- Disodium guanylate
- Disodium inosinate
E
- EDTA
- Ethyl vanillin
- Ethylene oxide
- Ethoxyquin
F
- FD & C colors
G
- GMP (disodium guanylate)
H
- Hexa-, hepta- and octa-esters of sucrose
- High fructose corn syrup
- Hydrogenated fats
I
- IMP (disodium inosinate)
- Irradiated foods
L
- Lactylated esters of mono- and diglycerides
- Lead soldered cans
M
- Mercury
- Blog Post – Feed Tuna to your kids? Think again!
- Methyl silicon
- Methylparaben
- Microparticdlarized whey protein derived fat substitute
- MSG (monosodium glutamate)
N
- Natamycin
P
- Partially hydrogenated oil
- Pdlydextrose
- Potassium benzoate
- Potassium bromate
- Potassium sorbate
- Blog Post – Like Sriracha sauce? Think again!
- Blog Post – What’s in Your Yogurt
- Propionates
- Propyl gallate
- Propylparaben
S
- Saccharin
- Sodium aluminum sulfate
- Sodium benzoate
- Blog Post – Is my diet soda making me fat?
- Sodium diacetate
- Sodium glutamate
- Sodium nitrate/nitrite
- Blog Post – Are Hot Dogs healthy?
- Sodium propionate
- Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
- Solvent extracted oils
- Sorbic acid
- Sucralose
- Sucroglycerides
- Sucrose polyester
- Sulfites (sodium metabisulfite)
T
- TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone)
- Blog Post – What’s in my Chocolate Bar?
- Tetrasodium EDTA
V
- Vanillin
We also welcome any suggestions for new chemicals or additives to add to our Nasty list. We will add new items to the list and give you a shout-out for helping ZebraHealth improve the health of the world.
If you submit a chemical or additive for review, and would like recognition for introducing a new ingredient, please include:
- Your Name
- Location (City, State)
- Chemical or Additive to avoid
- Evidence of Harm caused to people using/ingesting it
- Preferred Social Network For Shout out (Twitter, Facebook, Google +)
Submit Foods to: NastyList@BrianGoertzMD.com
ZebraHealth wants to thank you for your help expanding “The Nasty List”. Please spread the word to your friends and family and encourage them to avoid these chemicals and additives and start leading a healthier life.