Due to the powerful advertising, many are misled into believing that Nutella is a healthy food, without knowing that it actually consists of 4 GMO ingredients. And, no matter how healthy the rest of the ingredients are, only one that’s been genetically modified is enough to affect your health.
The 4 GMO ingredients in Nutella include:
- Soy – You may say that soy has been consumed by Asian civilizations for centuries, so how could it be unhealthy for Americans? But, what you don’t know is that soybeans in Asia are grown organically and are consumed in smaller amounts as opposed to the ones grown in Western countries. Here, soybean production is subjected to genetic engineering and soy is consumed in large quantities. What Nutella contains is soy lecithin, an emulsifier that has adverse effects on your health. Numerous studies have linked this ingredient to thyroid depression, uncontrolled weight gain, fatigue, late period, premature puberty and breast cancer.
- Sugar – This sugar is in fact made of sugar beet, which is not only inexpensive, but also abundant in chemicals such as pesticides. This is nothing like natural sugar our body needs for proper function. The price of this refined sugar is what matters most to Nutella manufacturers, whereas the fact that the sugar is a known neurotoxin that crosses the blood barrier and destroys brain cells is disregarded. Research has linked refined sugars to ADD, ADHD, depression, autism, migraine, and anxiety.
- Skim Milk – Although milk products are generally associated with images of cows grazing grass on vast green meadows, it’s a completely different reality. The milk inside Nutella is from cows fed on GMO corn and vitamin supplements and treated with antibiotics in order to reduce costs.
- Vanillin – The label may say there are no artificial colors, but it doesn’t say no unnatural flavors. Vanillin used in Nutella is produced in factories in China and is a potential health threat as it can make us addicted by stimulating the receptors in the brain and secreting serotonin, the hormone of happiness. Similarly to sugar, it has neurotoxic properties that destroy brain cells.
If this doesn’t convince you that Nutella is not something you want your kids to eat, nothing will! Please share this information with your family and friends!