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    Some Ingredients Are Being Put Into Plant Based Milk Making It Unhealthy

    Ingredients are being added to certain brands of plant based milk that make what was once believed a safe milk alternative unsafe. Among them are sugar, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, potassium citrate, magnesium phosphate, tricalcium phosphate, disodium phosphate and carrageenan. Consumer Reports stated that "[a] high intake of these additives may increase the risk of kidney disease, heart disease, and bone loss, especially when calcium is low." Also, "[c]arrageenan may trigger inflammation in people who suffer from colitis or other inflammatory bowel disorders." Moreover, phosphates have been said to cause vascular damage and to induce aging processes. Thus, many plant based milk brands have come under fire for adding these…

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