Annotated BIB

Knoblauch, J. (2009). Some Food Additives Mimic Human Hormones. Scientific

American.
This article exposes the fact that some common food additives are estrogenic, and
therefore able to alter human hormones. This article applies to my article because it
demonstrates one way in which food additives are added to our food and have very
harmful effects on the consumers. This article also demonstrates how chemicals in our
food, whether to make the food look more appealing or have a better flavour, are
detrimental to our health. Jessica Knoblauch is a freelance journalist who has many
articles published in Environmental Health News and Mother Nature Network.
Knoblauch has a very strong background in the field of environmental issues, and
therefore knows an extensive amount of information on the subject of different chemicals
that are used as preservatives in food. She is not a biased source as she is stating the facts
about preservatives in food and relaying the information regarding the studies that have
been conducted to prove the points in this article. As a result of her extensive knowledge,
she is a very reliable source regarding this topic.

Trivedi, B. (2010). Junkie Food. The New Scientist, 207, 2.

This article explains the way that the human body can become addicted to preservatives
in food, such as sugar and fats, the same way that it can become addicted to drugs. This
article applies to my article because it exhibits the fact that the preservatives that are put
in our food have many paramount, negative side effects to the human body, even to the
extent of creating an addiction. Bijal Trivedi is a freelance journalist with many articles
pubished in the New Scientist, Discover, among others. She teaches in New York
University’s Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program, and she holds an
MS in molecular, cell, and developmental biology from UCLA, and an MA in science
journalism from NYU. Trivedi is extremely knowledgeable about these issues as she has
such an extensive background in the subjects of chemicals, and therefore addictions to
these chemicals, and is therefore a reliable source. She is not a biased source as she is just
communicating the information about addictions and how one can be addicted to junk
food as a result of the preservatives in it.

Chameides, B. (2011). Do You Know What’s on Your Shopping List? Scientific

American.
This article explains in depth what nanoparticles are and how they can be harmful when
they are added to food. This article also mentions other harmful additives that the food
industry has been adding to our food. This article applies to my article because it directly
links preservatives to health problems, and explores another type of preservative,
nanoparticles, what they are, and how they are detrimental to one’s health when ingested.
Bill Chameides is dean of Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment and a member of
the National Academy of Sciences. Upon reviewing his credentials, he is definitely a
reliable source as he has endless amounts of knowledge in the science and research field,
as long as the environmental field. He is not biased as he is just stating the facts about
preservatives in food.