-Substances of low toxicity absorbed regularly over a long period of time is just as dangerous as quickly ingesting the substance. Carcinogens cause cancer, a condition that develops over a long time.
-You don’t need to absorb it in large dangerous amounts for it to be dangerous. Take food for example. Eating one big meal won’t make you obese. But eating big meals every day will.
-Artificial substances have a shorter history of being tested and regulated. People have been eating strawberries for thousands of years, but Twinkies have only been around for at most a few decades. There are also many toxic byproducts that come with artificial substances.
-What do you mean by “biased”? Of course each site is entitled to its own opinions; it’s also entitled to present certain facts. It doesn’t necessarily mean these facts are skewed in some way. Of course, the other side of the argument that isn’t presented is that artificial products take less energy to produce, and are cheaper to sell.
-It’s true that “chemical” technically refers to any chemical compound, but most people think “chemical” as the laboratory-produced substances that have potential for harm. Infographics fare better if they pander to the lowest common denominator.