One ingredient, one deep look, every Tuesday. Newest first. Every claim sourced, every source linked.
It was developed in the late 1950s and took over the American food supply in the 1970s and 80s. The strongest science is not about corn syrup alone but about added sugar in general — and one soda can hold more than a full day's limit.
The health world used to tell us diet drinks were the smart swap. Now the World Health Organization says they do not help with weight control, and the science on aspartame is a genuine argument between experts.
Fifty years after the scare started, the evidence is more boring — and more honest — than the rumor. Plus the alias names it hides under.
The FDA told industry to remove them by 2020. A labeling loophole lets "0g trans fat" mean something else entirely.
One of these has a far worse reputation. The science says the real problem is the thing they share.
Europe makes this dye carry a warning label for children. America puts it in cereal. What the research actually says.
It comes from red seaweed and it is in your chocolate milk. Lab research ties it to gut inflammation; European regulators say current uses show no safety concern. The honest picture.
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