Source http://www.foodpolitics.com/2017/07/whats-the-story-on-phthalates-in-mac-cheese/
A reporter asks:
I was wondering if you could share your thoughts with me about the new study finding phthalates in boxed Mac & Cheese. Should consumers be afraid of just Mac & Cheese, considering phthalates are ubiquitous and found in almost every food we consume? What are your recommendations?
Here’s what I said:
The moral of this story is to eat a healthy diet and you don’t have to worry about things like phthalates. What is a healthy diet? It’s one in which most of the calories come from relatively unprocessed fruits, vegetables, and grains, and heavily processed foods—like boxed Mac & Cheese—are kept to a minimum. The phthalate-in-Mac-and-Cheese problem is a processing issue. Phthalates leach in during processing. You love Mac and Cheese? Great. Make your own.
What’s going on here?
For starters, I love Mac & Cheese, although not so much for the kind in boxes.
In case you don’t know much about this dish, check out the Hartman group’s <a href="http://www.hartman-group.com/acumenPdfs/macaroni-and-cheese.pdf?utm_content=marion.nestle@nyu.edu&tm_keyword=1rCIHsoCPTibsq3zOYVq&utm_source=tailoredmail&utm_term=Click+to+view+full+infographic%26nbsp%3b%C2%BB&utm_campaign=Here%E2%80%99s+your+weekly+infographic+in+celebration+of+National+Mac+%26+Cheese+Day+tomorrow!&tm…
Source http://www.foodpolitics.com/2017/07/whats-the-story-on-phthalates-in-mac-cheese/
A reporter asks:
I was wondering if you could share your thoughts with me about the new study finding phthalates in boxed Mac & Cheese. Should consumers be afraid of just Mac & Cheese, considering phthalates are ubiquitous and found in almost every food we consume? What are your recommendations?
Here’s what I said:
The moral of this story is to eat a healthy diet and you don’t have to worry about things like phthalates. What is a healthy diet? It’s one in which most of the calories come from relatively unprocessed fruits, vegetables, and grains, and heavily processed foods—like boxed Mac & Cheese—are kept to a minimum. The phthalate-in-Mac-and-Cheese problem is a processing issue. Phthalates leach in during processing. You love Mac and Cheese? Great. Make your own.
What’s going on here?
For starters, I love Mac & Cheese, although not so much for the kind in boxes.
In case you don’t know much about this dish, check out the Hartman group’s <a href="http://www.hartman-group.com/acumenPdfs/macaroni-and-cheese.pdf?utm_content=marion.nestle@nyu.edu&tm_keyword=1rCIHsoCPTibsq3zOYVq&utm_source=tailoredmail&utm_term=Click+to+view+full+infographic%26nbsp%3b%C2%BB&utm_campaign=Here%E2%80%99s+your+weekly+infographic+in+celebration+of+National+Mac+%26+Cheese+Day+tomorrow!&tm…
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