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The following article brings to attention the use of various Sodium based food additives; their biochemical, morphological and in part physiological impacts on the human body (brain, cardiovascular system, kidneys), especially emphasizing the direct and indirect effects on the adrenal glands. The use of food additives as preservatives, taste enhancers and coloring agents like MSG (monosodium glutamate), sodium nitrite and Ponceau 4R (tri-sodium salt) are now studied for their detrimental health effects on humans. Most commonly faced problems with use of additives are elevated blood pressure, obesity (by interruption of the leptin-mediated signalling pathway of the hypothalamus and increasing appetite), impaired glucose tolerance and insulin resistance to peripheral glucose uptake leading to increased levels in blood consequently affecting the brain (diabetic neuropathy, vascular dementia). In the brain, prolonged elevated levels of glutamate (excitatory neurotransmitter) can overexcite metabotropic and ionotropic receptors resulting in death of nerve cells. Ponceau 4R or E124 is banned in countries like USA and Canada for its carcinogenic effects. The issue arises in the level of usage i.e. The quantity of these additives, which can cause clinical, morphological and physiological impacts on the human body, especially adrenal glands. As the endogenous nitrites are cytoprotective but excess of nitrites can lead to oxidative stress; thus leading to impaired action of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis (in the mammalian experiment), showing stunted growth, slow or non-functional neonatal brain development; these similarities are comparable with those in humans as observed in PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder).
"Structural and functional changes in the internal rat`s organs under the influence of a food additive complex", International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.7, Issue 8, page no.1162 - 1164, August-2022, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2208185.pdf
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