Tag: asthma
Allergy to sodium benzoate 211 a common complaint
An allergy to sodium benzoate (211) can be a challenging allergy to manage. Sodium benzoate (also shown as 211 on labels) is a preservative used in many foods and beverages and can be difficult to avoid.
Continue reading Allergy to sodium benzoate 211 a common complaintAsthma, hyperactivity and the food colours which cause them
Recent research in the UK points to six artificial food colours which are linked to asthma and hyperactivity in children. Those artificial food additives are: sunset yellow (E110) quinoline yellow (E104) carmoisine (E122) allura red (E129) tartrazine (E102) ponceau 4R (E 124) Some of these food colours are now banned in the USA. In the […]
Continue reading Asthma, hyperactivity and the food colours which cause themRemembering preservatives that trigger asthma
Asthma is listed as a potential side effect for preservatives in the range E200-E228 according to the Chemical Maze. I find this an easy fact to keep in mind when supermarket shopping and bypassing anything likely to cause wheezing is quickly passed over.
Continue reading Remembering preservatives that trigger asthmaAsthma and diet in children – Links proven in new research
An asthmatic child benefits greatly from the removal of fast food in the diet. A ten year international study (ISAAC 2010) that tracked 50,000 children (aged 8-12 years) across 20 countries has shown fast food burgers increase the risk of childhood asthma and allergy.
Continue reading Asthma and diet in children – Links proven in new research