Liz Earle Wellbeing

FOOD TO DYE FOR

There are over 3,000 additives added to food in the UK, most only known to us as numbers on a label. They can be split into broad groups (emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickeners and artificial sweeteners), but among the most controversial of these are food colourings. From fluorescent fizz reported to turn skin yellow, to colourful candy sending children haywire, the dangers of artificial colouring continue to hit headlines.

True colours

It’s said that we eat with our eyes as well as our mouths. While taste buds communicate flavour to the brain (categorising food as sweet, sour,

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