Why does Performance Lab® avoid artificial additives?Updated 8 months ago
Not all additives are bad. Sometimes additives are needed to improve a supplement's quality. For example, adding flow agents to a powdered nutrient can help to improve manufacturing quality and efficiency. Sometimes adding a colourant can help to protect nutrients that are light-sensitive. Performance Lab® only uses additives when they are absolutely necessary to enhance our supplements. In those rare cases, we will only use natural additives.
Performance Lab® always avoids artificial additives because they may carry some risks that, in our opinion, just aren't worth it. Artificial colours have been linked to nerve issues, DNA damage and health concerns; artificial flavours have been tied to blood sugar and weight concerns; and artificial preservatives may hurt friendly flora and lead to digestive health concerns. Performance Lab® feels these synthetics have no place in supplements that are intended to support health.