The truth about ADDITIVES
It saves us time, but the downside of grabbing convenience food, rather than cooking from fresh, is we don’t always know what we’re eating. According to a report by the British Medical Journal, 60% of the average diet in the UK is made up of ultra-processed foods, which often contain a cocktail of colour enhancers, shelf-life boosters, sweeteners and artificial flavourings. This means the average Brit is ingesting 8kg*
