Skittles: Taste The Bane-bow

July 24, 2022 Ashley 0 Comments

It’s no secret that candy’s not helpful for weight loss.

But how about overall health – even life – loss?

You may have heard by now that Skittles are now classified as unsafe. Poisonous. Toxic.

Why are they under fire time? Because: Titanium Dioxide.

Last week, a massive law suit was filed against the makers of the rainbow candy – Mars, Inc. Apparently, they’d been concealing from buyers the fact that titanium dioxide was still in their products. This, mind you, came after them alleging they’d phase it out years ago. Instead, they just hid it. The poison, typically used to create vibrant colors in fake food and cosmetics alike, can cause a litany of illnesses, not the least of which is genotoxicity – where a chemical can actually alter your DNA itself. Aside from that, the stuff also can cause body inflammation, death of cells, and general dysfunction. While we already know that candy blocks weight loss due to being devoid of any nutritive value, full of sugar, and all the obvious reasons – all of those other side effects can definitely serve to exacerbate that exponentially and do far worse. Mind you, this was a product that was cleared by the FDA. So the blame is on more than just Mars here. For years, this was okay’d for use in foods. Think of how young you were when you ate your first pack of Skittles, Starbursts, or any other one of the many foods using it. Think of all the damage done. It’s a clear and glaring example of when you’re told to “trust the science”, only to have the science change its mind later on.

Now, I just know some Karen’s gonna come up and try the alcohol argument.

“If you’re so worried about your health, you shouldn’t drink. Ever!”

And, okay, I’ll agree – a true health nut should reduce or eliminate alcohol. But here’s the thing. We know alcohol is a toxin. Nobody has any misconceptions about that. We know when we imbibe to limit ourselves, to moderate, or when to take it away altogether. There are no lies or misinformation there. We know exactly what we’re getting ourselves into there. But what about random Rodney who’s daily vice isn’t coffee or beer but his little packet of Skittles? Do you think he’d have been eating that on a daily basis – or at all – had he known it contained toxic materials? And poor Rodney. Because if candy is his only naughty indulgence, he’s also gonna have to give up the aforementioned Starbursts, Hostess, Donettes, Jell-O, Swedish Fish, Tasty Cakes, pretty much everything by Little Debbie, Sour Patch Kids (I think that’ll be the most missed), and over 3,000 other processed snacks that also contain titanium dioxide. I’d complain about the movie theater’s imminent lack of snacks – had I not already become a snob who only goes to the Alamo Drafthouse anymore anyway, where they serve a full menu and the kind of poison I do like.

But I do feel bad for the AMC guy trying to hit on chicks using candy come ons…

For more info on toxins you’ve been gobbling all along because the FDA said it was safe, click here…