What is food? Organic material that decays, thereby allowing its constituent elements to be more readily bioavailable.
When preservatives, which reduce or eliminate decay, are introduced, that which was food is no longer food.
Humans having been eating for a long time. Now, after a few hundred years of industrial food production, Westerners are confused as to what is actually food. Is there any surprise that they are also confused as to the cause of modern ailments?
Fun fact: in portuguese preservatives , its very simular to "preservativo" wich is how we call "condoms". So I was like: how come TED can give us a lecture about the harm of condoms? Is this not counterproductive? Off course I miss ready it.
In portugese food preservatives, we call it: conservantes.
Lol on the ‘salt is bad’ myth, it’s been the main preserving method before people started getting obese by eating the carbage that government calls a ‘healthy’ diet.
I use sulfates and sorbates in my meadmaking. Sulfates are really a godsend – they kill bacteria AND prevent oxidation. Those two are the reason a mead has faults 90% of the time. Sorbates are part of the equation when you’re trying to make a sweet low abv (and probably sparkling) "session" mead. Sorbates taste toxic, in ways that sulfites don’t. I once used 3x as much and it had this burn plastic smell/taste that was reminiscent of geraniol.
Not many foods with less that long me thinking of honey that lasts forever if you’re wanting to look it up archaeologists can eat like 4,000-year-old honey and it’s perfectly fine
They only use preservatives so they can charge more for food. If there were no preservatives food stores would go out of business.
The food would have to distributed immediately.
If people weren’t so greedy 🙄
The intro to this video brought fear in me about mayonnaise having bacterial growth but on reading some research papers investigating the matter i am relieved to know that mayonnaise is not a bacterial culture medium & because of it’s high acidity can actually never have an optimal environment for bacteria or fungi.
Don’t know why the video mentioned that at the start though? If anyone’s gotta clue, enlighten me.
This is an interesting video about food preservation techniques. But it is NOT a video discussing whether or not preservatives are bad for you, which is the title.
*About Bacteria Growing Over Mayonnaise* – To put it just as plainly, but in layman’s terms, store-bought mayonnaise contains enough acid (from vinegar or lemon juice) to not only kill food-borne pathogens, but also to prevent them from forming.
What this means is that the angst around an egg salad sandwich—that is, the fear of letting the sandwich sit out for an hour or two at room temperature because the mayo might spoil—is actually backwards. If anything, the mayonnaise is preventing microbial growth. The eggs (and turkey, and sliced ham) would be more dangerous without it.
Well, this video doesn’t seem to be answering the question in full scale as emulgators and similar agents which are the main concerns are not mentioned…
This is a misleading video. Healthy bacteria are not the same as chemical preservatives. Also, it is not true that all are on the safe list. The EU has a list of preservatives that are harmful
Can anyone tell me what the effect of preservatives is on living cells, like our eyes?
I started to get cataracts shortly after start to use glaucoma drops with preservatives in them, that burn my eyes for 15 minutes after use.
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What is food? Organic material that decays, thereby allowing its constituent elements to be more readily bioavailable.
When preservatives, which reduce or eliminate decay, are introduced, that which was food is no longer food.
Humans having been eating for a long time. Now, after a few hundred years of industrial food production, Westerners are confused as to what is actually food. Is there any surprise that they are also confused as to the cause of modern ailments?
Fun fact: in portuguese preservatives , its very simular to "preservativo" wich is how we call "condoms". So I was like: how come TED can give us a lecture about the harm of condoms? Is this not counterproductive? Off course I miss ready it.
In portugese food preservatives, we call it: conservantes.
The Nitrite/Nitride cancer link is a lie. That is based on an 1979 MIT study, based on nothing, and has been debunked numerous times since 1982.
Lol on the ‘salt is bad’ myth, it’s been the main preserving method before people started getting obese by eating the carbage that government calls a ‘healthy’ diet.
I am surprised that there is no mention of canning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canning – This is a way to kill the microbes and keep oxidation away without using chemicals.
Drying (some times with the combination of salt) is also commonly used. Cooling was also used long before refrigeration was invented, see ice cutting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_cutting . There is a good overview of food preservation here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_preservation
Very educational.
OH MY GOD ARE CONDOM’S BAD oh that’s what they meant
All this are inflammatory.
I use sulfates and sorbates in my meadmaking. Sulfates are really a godsend – they kill bacteria AND prevent oxidation. Those two are the reason a mead has faults 90% of the time. Sorbates are part of the equation when you’re trying to make a sweet low abv (and probably sparkling) "session" mead. Sorbates taste toxic, in ways that sulfites don’t. I once used 3x as much and it had this burn plastic smell/taste that was reminiscent of geraniol.
No they keep you young if I didn’t have preservatives I’d turn to dust and fade in the wind
A friend of mine died after eating too many preservatives. He still looks fine and its saved his family a heap in funeral expenses.
How about can foods that expire in 4 or 5 years time do those fall in the same category
Thanks!
Good video
People always looked at me funny when I told them I have a Sulpha/Sulphite sensitivity. I’m glad it was mentioned here as something kind of common.
After watching the whole video:
Are food preservatives good for preserving food? Yes.
Are food preservatives good or bad for you? No idea…
Didn’t really answer the question directly about any of the mention preservatives
How have we learned this but not immortality
Not many foods with less that long me thinking of honey that lasts forever if you’re wanting to look it up archaeologists can eat like 4,000-year-old honey and it’s perfectly fine
If you can, avoid preservatives; it’s nearly impossible/inconvenient/expensive to avoid but you’ll be healthier if you do…
What’s wrong with your model person? His nose is in place of his ear! Not only that…it changes from the left to the right ear!!!
They only use preservatives so they can charge more for food. If there were no preservatives food stores would go out of business.
The food would have to distributed immediately.
If people weren’t so greedy 🙄
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Wrong. Synthetic preservatives are toxic
Refrigeration is the best preservative
I’m still waiting for the answer…
Hold on, is that Michael Stevens from Vsauce?
Preservatives > Spoilage Diseases
Yes. No need to waste 4 minutes watching this. Jeez, TED talks.
4:27 why not just buy the apple whole
The intro to this video brought fear in me about mayonnaise having bacterial growth but on reading some research papers investigating the matter i am relieved to know that mayonnaise is not a bacterial culture medium & because of it’s high acidity can actually never have an optimal environment for bacteria or fungi.
Don’t know why the video mentioned that at the start though? If anyone’s gotta clue, enlighten me.
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This is an interesting video about food preservation techniques. But it is NOT a video discussing whether or not preservatives are bad for you, which is the title.
*About Bacteria Growing Over Mayonnaise* – To put it just as plainly, but in layman’s terms, store-bought mayonnaise contains enough acid (from vinegar or lemon juice) to not only kill food-borne pathogens, but also to prevent them from forming.
What this means is that the angst around an egg salad sandwich—that is, the fear of letting the sandwich sit out for an hour or two at room temperature because the mayo might spoil—is actually backwards. If anything, the mayonnaise is preventing microbial growth. The eggs (and turkey, and sliced ham) would be more dangerous without it.
Smittle et al, 2000. PMID: 10945595.
How do we preserve the leaf 🌿 for 6 months to 1 years
So thank you for answering none of my questions.
Well, this video doesn’t seem to be answering the question in full scale as emulgators and similar agents which are the main concerns are not mentioned…
French People confused: are preservatives bad? LOOOL
I thought it was about condoms .. comdoms are called "preservatives" in many countries .
This is a misleading video. Healthy bacteria are not the same as chemical preservatives. Also, it is not true that all are on the safe list. The EU has a list of preservatives that are harmful
Just eat fresh
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Hey fake information channel why dont you speak the truth it actually causes cancer its band in japan.
food with artificial preservatives definitely ain’t as healthy as fresh food without them.
but food with preservatives are definitely better than spoiled food, or lack of food at all.
Very uninformative. Just a rehash of known info. Just said the status quo.
Can anyone tell me what the effect of preservatives is on living cells, like our eyes?
I started to get cataracts shortly after start to use glaucoma drops with preservatives in them, that burn my eyes for 15 minutes after use.
What a great ad for preservatives !! 🤬🤬🤬 . They’re only used in small amounts and are approved by the fda ….. FFS !!!