Unfortunately, the modern food industry does not do without the use of preservatives. People react differently to such additives, someone reacts normally, someone has allergic reactions, but it happens that the body is seriously harmed.
Today, one of the most popular preservatives in food production is sulfur dioxide (E220). This substance protects vegetables, fruits, drinks, canned goods and other products, which are in demand nowadays, from various bacteria, fungi and parasites, prolongs the shelf life of products, stabilizes coloration.
Effect of sulfur dioxide on the body
Sulfur dioxide is most often found in sweets, in alcoholic beverages, in sausage products, processed with this substance fruits and vegetables . As a rule, E220 getting into the human body, very quickly oxidized and excreted in the urine, without causing any damage to health, but it happens that sulfur dioxide causes significant harm, especially if its permissible norm is exceeded.
To begin with it is necessary to say that getting into the stomach of E220 destroys vitamin B1, the deficit of which adversely affects the human condition. Sulfur dioxide can provoke strong allergic reactions and even cancerous tumors.
Also, you should take care with this preservative, people who have heart failure, but people suffering from asthma generally should avoid consumption of E220, tk. he can cause a strong attack of suffocation, which can be fatal. Sulfur dioxide is capable of provoking an increase in the acidity of gastric juice, which can be very dangerous for those who have a stomach ulcer, gastritis or other serious gastrointestinal diseases.
Also, E220 can cause poisoning, the signs of which are:
- vomiting;
- coryza;
- cough;
- violation of the functions of the speech apparatus;
- diarrhea;
- headache;
- heaviness in the stomach;
- burning in the throat, etc.
To avoid all these consequences, it is necessary to use as rarely as possible carbonated drinks, beer and other products containing sulfur dioxide. Vegetables and fruits must be thoroughly washed, then you can almost completely get rid of the E220, which are processed by these products. For example, sulfur dioxide found in dried fruits can be completely removed if they are several times soaked in water, and then thoroughly washed.