{"id":341,"date":"2015-07-07T09:38:18","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T14:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mistytotzke.wordpress.com\/?p=341"},"modified":"2015-07-07T09:38:18","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T14:38:18","slug":"1-childrens-vitamin-in-the-u-s-contains-aspartame-gmos-and-hazardous-chemicals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loveyourlifewithmisty.com\/1-childrens-vitamin-in-the-u-s-contains-aspartame-gmos-and-hazardous-chemicals\/","title":{"rendered":"#1 Children&#8217;s Vitamin in the U.S. contains Aspartame, GMO&#8217;s and hazardous chemicals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loveyourlifewithmisty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/flinstones.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-342\" src=\"https:\/\/loveyourlifewithmisty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/flinstones.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"flinstones\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loveyourlifewithmisty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/flinstones.jpg 800w, https:\/\/loveyourlifewithmisty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/flinstones-600x343.jpg 600w, https:\/\/loveyourlifewithmisty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/flinstones-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loveyourlifewithmisty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/flinstones-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>As I&#8217;m writing this the Flintstone&#8217;s jingle is playing in my head from when I was a kid. I know the taste of a Flintstone&#8217;s vitamin is amazing for kids, but do you really know what you&#8217;re giving them? Are you\u00a0really keeping them as healthy as you think? Did you know I have a great\u00a0children&#8217;s vitamin and a fish oil supplement recommendation that is BY FAR superior to this crap you&#8217;re investing in? After reading this article you&#8217;ll be begging for a natural alternative, trust me.\u00a0Contact me at mistytotzke@yahoo.com so we can get them for you! Your kids deserve better, really.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From Healthy Holistic Living, written by Sayer Ji (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthy-holistic-living.com\/1-childrens-vitamin-in-us-contains-aspartame-gmos-and-hazardous-chemicals.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to be taken to the full article, including cited resources.<\/a>):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The #1 Children\u2019s Vitamin Brand in the US contains ingredients that most parents would never intentionally expose their children to, so why aren\u2019t more opting for healthier alternatives?<\/p>\n<p>Kids vitamins are supposed to be healthy, right? Well then, what\u2019s going on with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flintstonesvitamins.com\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flintstones Vitamins<\/a>, which proudly claims to be \u201cPediatricians\u2019 #1 Choice\u201d? \u00a0Produced by the global pharmaceutical corporation Bayer, this wildly successful brand features a shocking list of unhealthy ingredients, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aspartame;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/toxic-ingredient\/copper-oxide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cupric Oxide<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>Coal tar <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/toxic-ingredient\/food-colorings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">artificial coloring agents<\/a> (FD&amp;C Blue #2, Red #40, Yellow #6);<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/toxic-ingredient\/zinc-oxide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zinc Oxide<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/toxic-ingredient\/sorbitol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sorbitol<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/toxic-ingredient\/ferrous-fumarate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ferrous Fumarate<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/toxic-ingredient\/hydrogenated-oil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hydrogenated Oil<\/a> (Soybean);<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/guide\/health-guide-gmo-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GMO Corn starch<\/a>;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On Bayer Health Science\u2019s Flintstones product page designed for healthcare professionals they lead into the product description with the following tidbit of information:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\u201c82% of kids aren\u2019t eating all of their veggies*1. Without enough vegetables, kids may not be getting all of the nutrients they need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>References: *1. Lorson BA, Melgar-Quinonez HR, Taylor CA. Correlates of fruit and vegetable intakes in US children. J Am Diet Assoc. 2009;109(3):474-478.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The implication? That Flintstones vitamins somehow fill this nutritional void. But let\u2019s look a little closer at some of these presumably healthy ingredients\u2026<\/p>\n<p>ASPARTAME<\/p>\n<p>Aspartame is a synthetic combination of the amino acids aspartic acid and l-phenylalanine, and is known to convert into highly toxic methanol and formaldehyde in the body. Aspartame has been linked to over <b>40 adverse health effects<\/b> in the biomedical literature, and has been shown to exhibit both <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/greenmed\/topic\/52533\/focus\/35335\/page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">neurotoxicity<\/a> and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/article\/aspartame-administered-feed-beginning-prenatally-through-life-span-induces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">carcinogenicity<\/a>. [1]<\/p>\n<p>What business does a chemical like this have doing in a children\u2019s vitamin, especially when non-toxic, non-synthetic non-nutritive sweeteners like stevia already exist?<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>CUPRIC OXIDE<\/p>\n<p>Next, let\u2019s look closer at Cupric Oxide, 2mg of which is included in each serving of Flinstone\u2019s Complete chewable vitamins as a presumably \u00a0\u2018nutritional\u2019 source of \u2018copper,\u2019 supplying \u201c100% of the Daily Value \u00a0(Ages 4+), according to Flintstones Vitamins Web site\u2019s Nutritional Info. [2]<\/p>\n<p>But what is Cupric Oxide? A nutrient or a chemical?<\/p>\n<p>According to the European Union\u2019s Dangerous Substance Directive, one of the main EU laws concerning chemical safety, <b>Cupric Oxide is listed as a Hazardous substance<\/b>, classified as both \u201cHarmful (XN)\u201d and \u201cDangerous for the environment\u201d (N).<\/p>\n<p>Consider that it has industrial applications as a pigment in ceramics, and as a chemical in the production of rayon fabric and dry cell batteries. In may be technically correct to call it a mineral, but should it be listed as a nutrient in a children\u2019s vitamin? We think not.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loveyourlifewithmisty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2c82c-flinstones_vitaminswarninglabel.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/loveyourlifewithmisty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2c82c-flinstones_vitaminswarninglabel.gif\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>COAL TAR ARTIFICIAL COLORING AGENTS<\/p>\n<p>A well-known side effect of using synthetic dyes is attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. For direct access to study abstracts on this topic view our Food Coloring research <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/toxic-ingredient\/food-colorings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There is also indication that the neurotoxicity of artificial food coloring agents increase when combined with aspartame, [3] making the combination of ingredients in Flintstones even more concerning.<\/p>\n<p>ZINC OXIDE<\/p>\n<p>Each serving of Flinstones Complete Chewable vitamins contain 12 mg of zinc oxide, which the manufacturer claims delivers 75% of the Daily Value to children 2 \u00a0&amp; 3 years of age. Widely used as a sun protection factor (SPF) in sunscreens, The EU\u2019s Dangerous Substance Directive classifies it as an environmental Hazard, \u201cDangerous for the environment (N).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How it can be dangerous to the environment, but not for humans ingesting it, escapes me. One thing is for sure, if one is to ingest supplemental zinc, or market it for use by children, it makes much more sense using a form that is organically bound (i.e. \u2018chelated\u2019) to an amino acid like glycine, as it will be more bioavailable and less toxic.<\/p>\n<p>SORBITOL<\/p>\n<p>Sorbitol is a synthetic sugar substitute which is classified as a sugar alcohol. It can be argued that it has no place in the human diet, much less in a child\u2019s. The ingestion of higher amounts have been linked to gastrointestinal disturbances from abdominal pain to more serious conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome. [4]<\/p>\n<p>FERROUS FUMARATE<\/p>\n<p>The one clear warning on the Flinstone\u2019s Web site concerns this chemical. While it is impossible to die from consuming iron from food, e.g. spinach, ferrous fumarate is an industrial mineral and not found in nature as food.<\/p>\n<p><b>In fact, ferrous fumarate is so toxic that accidental overdose of products containing this form is \u201ca leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6.\u201d\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The manufacturer further warns:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\u201cKeep this product out of reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL<\/p>\n<p>Finding hydrogenated oil in anything marketed to children is absolutely unacceptable. These semi-synthetic fatty acids incorporate into our tissues and have been linked to over a dozen adverse health effects, from coronary artery disease to cancer, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/blog\/new-finding-consuming-trans-fats-linked-aggression\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">violent behavior<\/a> to fatty liver disease. [5]<\/p>\n<p>GMO CORN STARCH<\/p>\n<p>While it can be argued that the amount of GMO corn starch in this product is negligible, even irrelevant, we disagree. It is important to hold accountable brands that refuse to label their products honestly, especially when they contain ingredients that have been produced through genetic modification.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018vitamin C\u2019 listed as ascorbic acid in Flintstones is likely also produced from GMO corn. Let\u2019s remember that Bayer\u2019s Ag-biotech division, Bayer CropScience, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carighttoknow.org\/5_million_more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poured $381,600 of cash<\/a> into defeating the proposition 37 GMO labeling bill in California.<\/p>\n<p>Parents have a right to protect their children against the well-known dangers of genetically modified foods and the agrichemicals that contaminate them, don\u2019t they? GMO corn starch is GMO, plain and simple. We\u2019d appreciate it if Bayer would label their \u201cvitamins\u201d accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, Bayer\u2019s Flintstone\u2019s vitamin brand is far from a natural product, and the consumer should be aware of the unintended, adverse health effects that may occur as a result of using it.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I&#8217;m writing this the Flintstone&#8217;s jingle is playing in my head from when I was a kid&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":4,"label":"Food &amp; Wellness"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"Misty Giordano","author_link":"https:\/\/loveyourlifewithmisty.com\/author\/mistyadmin\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":4,"name":"Food &amp; Wellness","slug":"food-wellness","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":4,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":64,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":4,"category_count":64,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Food &amp; Wellness","category_nicename":"food-wellness","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveyourlifewithmisty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveyourlifewithmisty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveyourlifewithmisty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveyourlifewithmisty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveyourlifewithmisty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loveyourlifewithmisty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveyourlifewithmisty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveyourlifewithmisty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveyourlifewithmisty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}