食品内の化学物質が不調の原因かも・・

食品に含まれる化学物質が、慢性的な身体の不調の原因かもしれません？

In the U.S., an estimated 10,000 additive are allowed in the food - including flavors, pesticides, perspectives, dyes.

additive = 添加物
pesticides, perspectives, dyes = 殺虫剤、防腐剤、染料

These chemicals are used in many of ultraprocessed foods that comprise most of the calories American consume.

chemicals = 化学物質
ultraprocessed foods = 加工食品

In Europe, new food additives are generally presumed unsafe until proved otherwise through scientific review.

presume = 前提とする
otherwise = そうでない

But the U.S. allows food companies to self-certify the safety of many chemicals without prior Food and Drug Administration approval.

self-certify = 自分で確認する
approval = 認可

This is because of a regulatory pathway known as GRAS, or "generally recognized as safe."

regulatory = 規則上の

Americans have the shortest life span among the industrial peers, in part because of chronic diseases such as obesity and diabetes.

life span = 寿命
peer = 仲間
obesity and diabetes = 肥満と糖尿病

The increases in these diseases are not driven by changes in the genes but in the environment - in this case, the food.

gene = 遺伝子

Scientists believe food additives play a role, though it is not clear which ones and how.
 
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