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10 Candies to Steer Clear of on Halloween (And Every Other Day)

October 31, 2016 //  by Ali Cappetta

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Halloween means scary movies and the addictively delicious candies. Whether you’re looking to sport a skin tight, revealing costume or the classic, cutout ghost sheet, every college student needs to know the importance behind steering clear of certain candies. These 10 candies not only offer a million calories and sugar, but also destroy tooth enamel and contain cancer-causing dyes and additives more horrifying than any scary movie. And let’s face it, you don’t want to stuff yourself into a costume next Halloween, do you?

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Candy corn is addictive, and yet we really only eat it around Halloween. Maybe that’s for the best. Candy Corn contains extremely high amounts of sugar, about a gram in every piece, and Red 3 dye coats the candy giving the white, orange and yellow color. Red 3 falls under the carcinogen category, deeming the dye potentially cancerous and hazardous by the Environmental Working Group.

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About Ali Cappetta

Flavored coffee and shih tzu enthusiast. I study public relations, Spanish and international studies. The only 20-year-old senior at Penn State.

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