Months after the FDA approved three natural food additives, it's added another to the list. Experts share what parent should ...

They are in your burger buns, your deli meats, your boxed mac and cheese. Phosphate additives — used to boost flavor, ...

Most of us have heard the warnings about sodium in food, but what about phosphates? The food additive is classified as a safe ingredient, but some local researchers believe we may be getting too much.

Well+Being Food Fitness Mind Body Life Wellness Why phosphate additives will be the next taboo ingredient March 30, 2017 ...

December 29, 2008 — A high intake of phosphates, which are increasingly used as food additives, may increase the risk for and proliferation of lung cancer, according to a preliminary study in ...

Phosphate additives are present in many types of fast food, which are eaten mainly by persons of lower socioeconomic status. It seems likely that excessive phosphate consumption is linked to the ...

RELATED: Conflicts of Interest Common in Defining Food Additive Safety The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommends 700mg of phosphate per day, but many in this study were consuming twice this amount.

Excessive consumption of phosphate is damaging to health. Therefore, food that contains phosphate additives should be labeled, researchers recommend.

Dr. Cho noted that while a moderate level of phosphate plays an essential role in living organisms, the rapidly increasing use of phosphates as a food additive has resulted in significantly higher ...

Most of us have heard the warnings about sodium in food, but what about phosphates? The food additive is classified as a safe ingredient, but some local researchers believe we may be getting too much.