Food Dyes

Ashley Hamer-Pritchard· Host0:00

[upbeat music] You may have heard that the synthetic dyes in your food are dangerous, that they cause cancer, that they make kids hyperactive, that they're petroleum byproducts with no business being in a bowl of cereal. You've probably also heard that this is just another chemical panic. Today on Skeptoid, we're learning which evidence against food dyes is real, whether the alarm is overblown, and why reasonable people might find themselves on either side of the issue. And in our extended content for premium members, are natural alternatives to synthetic dyes actually safer? That's today on Skeptoid.

Brian Dunning· Host0:43

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