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===Medication===

===Medication===

Sodium benzoate has been found potentially useful in stopping the progression of Parkinson’s Disease<ref>https://www.rush.edu/news/press-releases/cinnamon-may-help-halt-parkinsons-disease-progression</ref>, reducing the ammonia in the bloodstream thus helping with urea cycle disorders, and treating hyperammonemia.  It is also believed that this could be helpful in treating [[schizophrenia]].<ref>https://books.google.com.br/books?id=BKwHAAAAIAAJ&q=benzoic+acid+schizophrenia&dq=benzoic+acid+schizophrenia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAGoVChMIxvKDy6-6xwIVyUyQCh3eGwT0</ref><ref>https://books.google.com.br/books?id=oYgrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA438&dq=benzoic+acid+schizophrenia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAmoVChMIxvKDy6-6xwIVyUyQCh3eGwT0#v=onepage&q=benzoic%20acid%20schizophrenia&f=false</ref>

Sodium benzoate has been found potentially useful in stopping the progression of Parkinson’s Disease,<ref>https://www.rush.edu/news/press-releases/cinnamon-may-help-halt-parkinsons-disease-progression</ref> reducing the ammonia in the bloodstream thus helping with urea cycle disorders, and treating hyperammonemia.  It is also believed that this could be helpful in treating [[schizophrenia]].<ref>https://books.google.com.br/books?id=BKwHAAAAIAAJ&q=benzoic+acid+schizophrenia&dq=benzoic+acid+schizophrenia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAGoVChMIxvKDy6-6xwIVyUyQCh3eGwT0</ref><ref>https://books.google.com.br/books?id=oYgrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA438&dq=benzoic+acid+schizophrenia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAmoVChMIxvKDy6-6xwIVyUyQCh3eGwT0#v=onepage&q=benzoic%20acid%20schizophrenia&f=false</ref>

===Pyrotechnic===

===Pyrotechnic===

==Toxicology==

==Toxicology==

There have been a number of studies which have linked sodium benzoate with a variety of maladies, including [[Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder|ADHD]],<ref>http://jad.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/04/25/1087054712443156.abstract</ref> cancer,<ref name="drugs.com">https://www.drugs.com/inactive/sodium-benzoate-242.html</ref> and Asthma.<ref>http://www.traditionaloven.com/articles/122/dangerous-food-additives-to-avoid</ref> <ref name="livestrong.com">http://www.livestrong.com/article/488257-the-dangers-of-sodium-benzoate</ref> However, the [[Food and Drug Administration]] allows up to a 0.1% concentration in foods, drinks, and medicines.<ref>http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/modernmedicine/modern-medicine-news/overview-pharmaceutical-excipients-used-tablets</ref><ref>http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=184.1733</ref> It is officially recognized that when sodium benzoate is combined with [[Vitamin C]] and exposed to increased heat or light, [[benzene]] in formed, which is a known [[carcinogen]].<ref name="drugs.com">https://www.drugs.com/inactive/sodium-benzoate-242.html</ref> However, some studies suggest that Sodium Benzoate is itself carcinogenic.  For example, professor Piper (a molecular biology expert at Sheffield University) found that pure sodium benzoate damages the [[mitochondria]]l DNA of [[yeast]] cells.<ref name="spafromscratch.com">http://www.spafromscratch.com/sodium-benzoate-dangers</ref>  It is not a stretch of logic in the least to say that it may also harm the DNA of other cells, whether in the mitochondria or elsewhere.  Even if it does not damage the mitochondrial DNA, sodium benzoate at lease restricts the oxygen flow to mitochondria.  This weakens the effected cells, making them more susceptible to cancer and other diseases.<ref>http://www.naturalnews.com/033726_sodium_benzoate_cancer.html</ref><br />

There have been a number of studies which have linked sodium benzoate with a variety of maladies, including [[Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder|ADHD]],<ref>http://jad.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/04/25/1087054712443156.abstract</ref> cancer,<ref name="drugs.com">https://www.drugs.com/inactive/sodium-benzoate-242.html</ref> and Asthma.<ref>http://www.traditionaloven.com/articles/122/dangerous-food-additives-to-avoid</ref><ref name="livestrong.com">http://www.livestrong.com/article/488257-the-dangers-of-sodium-benzoate</ref> However, the [[Food and Drug Administration]] allows up to a 0.1% concentration in foods, drinks, and medicines.<ref>http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/modernmedicine/modern-medicine-news/overview-pharmaceutical-excipients-used-tablets</ref><ref>http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=184.1733</ref> It is officially recognized that when sodium benzoate is combined with [[Vitamin C]] and exposed to increased heat or light, [[benzene]] in formed, which is a known [[carcinogen]].<ref name="drugs.com"/> However, some studies suggest that Sodium Benzoate is itself carcinogenic.  For example, professor Piper (a molecular biology expert at Sheffield University) found that pure sodium benzoate damages the [[mitochondria]]l DNA of [[yeast]] cells.<ref name="spafromscratch.com"/>  It is not a stretch of logic in the least to say that it may also harm the DNA of other cells, whether in the mitochondria or elsewhere.  Even if it does not damage the mitochondrial DNA, sodium benzoate at lease restricts the oxygen flow to mitochondria.  This weakens the effected cells, making them more susceptible to cancer and other diseases.<ref>http://www.naturalnews.com/033726_sodium_benzoate_cancer.html</ref><br />

However, many still contest that this chemical is safe in the quantities it is used.<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/08/news/la-heb-skinnygirl-margarita-sodium-benzoate-20110908</ref>  Research is still ongoing, and people from both sides of this issue are hoping for definitive results.

However, many still contest that this chemical is safe in the quantities it is used.<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/08/news/la-heb-skinnygirl-margarita-sodium-benzoate-20110908</ref>  Research is still ongoing, and people from both sides of this issue are hoping for definitive results.