Dietician cautions against use of artificial food spices Adding spices to food is a good idea since they contribute to the flavour of the food but the kind of spices and how they are used is what matters. A Dietician, Dr. Wise Letsa said people must be mindful of artificial spices because they can cause a lot of health implications. Speaking toGBC’ s Cynthia Boateng, Dr. Letsa said the public must be conscious of how they use these artificial spices because of the high sodium content. He advised the use of natural spices due to their medicinal properties. GBCONLINE ---DECRYPTED---