Don't Go Trick-Or-Treating Until You Read These 8 Facts. You'll Thank Us Later
by N/A, 10 years ago |
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Sorry to be a downer, but the Halloween candy you're craving isn't all that good for you.
1. Artificial dyes, like the ones used in M&Ms, have been linked to ADHD in kids.
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The science isn't 100% conclusive, but other countries have banned this dye.
2. Eating candies with palm oil is endangering orangutans.
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This is due to deforestation. However, many candy manufacturers are beginning to harvest it responsibly.
3. A kid can receive over 11,000 calories worth of candy on Halloween.
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Depending on how generous the neighbors are, of course!
4. Kit Kats, Milky Way, Nerds, Whoppers, Skittles, Butterfinger, and Twizzlers all have more than 15 ingredients.
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Most of them are, you guessed it, sugars.
5. One ingredient in Butterfinger is TBHQ, a preservative chemically related to lighter fluid.
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6. A beaver's butt excretion is an ingredient in vanilla, strawberry, and raspberry flavorings -Seriously!
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Most of the time, it's labeled as "natural flavoring." So you'll never know...
7. Good news: Strangers haven't killed kids through Halloween candy.
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8. Bad news: Relatives have.
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In 1978, one man put cyanide in his son's candy to collect on a life insurance policy.
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Do not show me this again