Mijn partner kocht gedroogde abrikozen bij
de Plus dus even snel geproefd maar doosje gaf een soort alcohol luchtje en vrij kort
hierna kreeg ik ook last van geirriteerde slijmvliezen in neus en keel. Dus maar even
ingrediënten gecontroleerd en tot stomme verbazing bevatten deze abrikozen naast palmolie
(??) het conserveermiddel E220. Dus maar even gegoogled en relatie tot luchtwegirritatie
gevonden. Dus die gaan
weer heel snel retour....Een conserveermiddel dat vitamine B1, C en enzymen in fruit
afbreekt lijkt me geen ideale combi. En dit goedje zit dus ook in de meeste
rozijnen.....Het is zo lastig boodschappen te doen als er geen natuurwinkel in de buurt
zit helaas....weer iets wat ik de volgende keer moet inslaan....De supermarkt vd
toekomst zal toch echt een natuurwinkel gedeelte moeten bieden want mensen worden steeds
bewuster en willen deze E(llende) nummers niet meer in hun voeding.
Ron
E220
De enige additieven waarvoor
wetenschappelijk bewijs bestaat dat deze tot overgevoeligheidsreacties (astma en
anafylaxie) kunnen leiden, zijn sulfiet en sulfietverbindingen. Deze conserveermiddelen
dragen de E-nummers E220
tot en met E228.
Door de oxiderende werking kan het sommige
vitamines in producten afbreken. In de lever wordt het omgezet tot sulfaat, hetgeen met de
urine wordt uitgescheiden.
SO2 is associated with asthma admissions in
children, indicating that reduction in current air pollution levels could lead to a
decrease in the number of asthma admissions in children in Europe.
Sulphites destroy thiamine (Vitamin B1) so
some experts recommend that foods which are a significant source of thiamine, such as
meats, dairy foods and cereals should not be sulphited. In Australia, a number of pet cats
and dogs have died from thiamine deficiency due to a steady diet of pet meat containing
unlisted sulphites. Since sulphites cleave the thiamine molecule, thiamine in vitamin
supplements can also be destroyed by sulphites. For this reason, in the USA there has been
a total prohibition on the use of sulphites in meats since 1959, although sulphited meats
such as sausages are still widely eaten in other English and Spanish speaking countries.
Sulphites are also thought to destroy folic acid. http://www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info/factsheets/Factsulphites.htm
Op deze laatste pagina kun je goed zien dat
gedroogd fruit dus de hoogste dosis bevatten......het sloopt dus de belangrijke enzymen in
fruit en irriteert ook nog eens je luchtwegen !
To generate the energy needed in
industrialized societies, vast amounts of coal have been burnt. When coal burns, it gives
off great quantities of heat energy and smoke. Smoke stacks emit so much smoke into the
atmoshpere that gases in the smoke are changing the very nature of clouds causing a
corrosive form of precipitation known as acid rain.
Sulphur dioxide from burning fossil fuels
and nitrogen oxide from automobile exhaust fumes react with the water vapor in the
atmosphere producing acidic vapors that mix with the clouds. When the wind blows, these
acid bearing clouds maybe move hundred of kilometers away from the source of the
pollutants. The acid rain that results is damaging to water, forest, and soil resources
and can corrode metals and the surfaces of buildings.
One way to address the problem of acid rain
is to stop burning high sulphur coal. Coal with less sulphur releases less sulphur
dioxide. Another solution is to equip coal burning power plants with scrubber technology.
Scrubbers are placed in the smoke stacks and force the sulphurine smoke over suspended
alkali particles such as lime. The sulphur oxide reacts with these particles to form an
ash that can be removed from the stack as a slurry or powder. Scrubbers can remove up to
95% of sulphur oxide from smoke before it reaches the air.
Health and Environmental Impacts of
SO2 - Sulfur Dioxide
SO2 causes a wide variety of health and
environmental impacts because of the way it reacts with other substances in the air.
Particularly sensitive groups include people with asthma who are active outdoors and
children, the elderly, and people with heart or lung disease.
Respiratory Effects from Gaseous SO2 - Peak
levels of SO2 in the air can cause temporary breathing difficulty for people with asthma
who are active outdoors. Longer-term exposures to high levels of SO2 gas and particles
cause respiratory illness and aggravate existing heart disease.
Respiratory Effects from Sulfate Particles
- SO2 reacts with other chemicals in the air to form tiny sulfate particles. When these
are breathed, they gather in the lungs and are associated with increased respiratory
symptoms and disease, difficulty in breathing, and premature death.
Visibility Impairment - Haze occurs when
light is scattered or absorbed by particles and gases in the air. Sulfate particles are
the major cause of reduced visibility in many parts of the U.S., including our national
parks.
Acid Rain - SO2 and nitrogen oxides react
with other substances in the air to form acids, which fall to earth as rain, fog, snow, or
dry particles. Some may be carried by the wind for hundreds of miles.
Plant and Water Damage - Acid rain damages
forests and crops, changes the makeup of soil, and makes lakes and streams acidic and
unsuitable for fish. Continued exposure over a long time changes the natural variety of
plants and animals in an ecosystem.
Aesthetic Damage - SO2 accelerates the
decay of building materials and paints, including irreplaceable monuments, statues, and
sculptures that are part of our nation's cultural heritage.
Iraq war service: A risk factor for
bronchiolitis?
AA large group of soldiers returning from
Iraq have been diagnosed with bronchiolitis, a disease affecting the small airways of the
lung, according to Vanderbilt University Medical Center physicians who will present their
findings at the American Thoracic Society’s 2008 International Conference in Toronto
on Wednesday, May 21.
A total of 56 soldiers from Fort Campbell,
Kentucky were evaluated for unexplained shortness of breath on exertion. Surgical lung
biopsies were performed on 31 of the soldiers referred, with 29 having bronchiolitis. Most
of those diagnosed with bronchiolitis had a prolonged exposure to sulfur dioxide from a
sulfur mine fire near Mosul, Iraq in 2003, however, several had no known specific
exposures.
The soldiers were initially evaluated with
chest x-rays and computerized tomography, which were normal in almost every case.
Likewise, pulmonary function tests were usually normal or near-normal. Thoracoscopic lung
biopsies were required to conclusively establish the diagnosis of bronchiolitis in every
case.
“All of the soldiers evaluated were
physically fit at the time of deployment. On return, none of those diagnosed with
bronchiolitis met physical training standards. In almost every case they were declared
unfit for duty and were medically boarded with a service connected disability,” said
principle investigator of the research, Robert Miller, M.D., assistant professor of
pulmonary and critical care medicine at Vanderbilt University.
The U.S. Department of Defense believes
that the Mosul sulfur fire was deliberately set and considers it a combat-related event.
It was the largest ever man-made release of sulfur dioxide and was 100 times greater than
the release from the Mount Saint Helen’s volcanic eruption. “Air samples
collected by the U.S. Army confirmed that sulfur dioxide levels in the area were at toxic
levels,” said Dr. Miller.
The researchers were not surprised that
such a high sulfur dioxide exposure would lead to bronchiolitis, but believe that this may
be the largest series to date examining the effects of such an exposure. Even more
alarmingly, five out of 31 soldiers biopsied had toxic lung injury without exposure to the
Mosul sulfur fire suggesting the presence of other inhalational toxins.
“However, several soldiers were
diagnosed with bronchiolitis and had no exposure history. We are concerned that there are
may be many unidentified exposures putting soldiers at risk of developing
bronchiolitis,” said lead author Matthew King, M.D., pulmonary and critical care
fellow at Vanderbilt University, who added that “soldiers from Fort Campbell were not
the only ones exposed to the Mosul sulfur. Other battalions were there as well.”
Bronchiolitis is known to be associated
with many conditions including organ transplantation, toxic inhalation, infection and
rheumatoid arthritis. In most cases, it is a diagnosis based on clinical history, x-ray
and pulmonary function testing. These findings suggest that there may be another risk
factor: the Iraq war.
“Bronchiolitis needs to be considered
in Iraq war veterans presenting with unexplained shortness of breath on exertion,”
concluded Dr. King.
