The Unsavory Truth of the McRib and Other Fake Foods, and Why Russia Banned US-Raised Meat

[MineralMan]

54. It's not easy. And websites like Mercola's do not simplify it.

Since they are advocacy websites, they present a one-sided picture of things, too. Fortunately, you can look up any food additive and find unbiased information about it on the internet. It's easy. Whether you're looking at a website from a food company or an advocacy group that focuses on additive-free food, you're getting biased information. To find unbiased information, you have to look at the sources where you're getting that information to see if there is bias in that source.

Mercola.com and naturalnews.com are biased sources, and are not reliable, any more than a source that is an advocate for commercial food production.

For food ingredients and additives, wikipedia.com does a pretty good job of providing accurate, unbiased information. It's crowd-sourced editing and writing is quick to call out articles that contain biased information, and you'll see notices when there's a question about bias, right at the top of the article.

Those articles also contain links to other sources you can consult.

There's no simple way to judge food additives. Some are absolutely harmless and have been in use for a very long time. Others are more questionable, but you have to research each one at unbiased sources.

Either that, or you can go with organic, fresh foods that don't contain any of that stuff. It's up to you.