Comments on: Microwave popcorn: (still) bad for you

By: bobc

bobc — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 14:26:53 +0000

The “radiation machine” has been proven to be safe. Being hysterical is just as bad as not being vigilant.

By: Katie Walsh

Katie Walsh — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 18:50:50 +0000

[…] butter flavor called diacetyl (as well as its more recent substitutes) has even given way to the potentially fatal “popcorn lung,” affecting hundreds of factory workers and even a couple of consumers (Thomas, 2010). […]

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By: BuiltLean

BuiltLean — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:05:46 +0000

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By: Family Kitchen

Family Kitchen — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:01:45 +0000

[…] …some say the replacement isn’t much better. THE ETHICAL NAG […]

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By: Countersurfer

Countersurfer — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:56:24 +0000

[…] forgoing the fake butter popcorn. […]

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By: Carolyn Thomas

Carolyn Thomas — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:02:30 +0000

And the even “funnier” part is how we get so used to the odd taste and smell and ‘mouth feel’ of this pretend food that it seems normalized to us.

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By: Michele K

Michele K — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:50:33 +0000

Funny how we are ingesting corn which is genetically modified, chemicals added to “taste” buttery, then put in a radiation machine to cook. This is only one example of adulterated food fed to us by big business with claims of it being healthy. Then we wonder why obesity, diabetes, cancer and chronic illness are at an all time high in history……

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By: Oldtimer

Oldtimer — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:20:49 +0000

My pleasure.

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By: Carolyn Thomas

Carolyn Thomas — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:10:53 +0000

Thanks, Oldtimer, for your unique perspective on this issue.
Cheers,
C.

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By: Oldtimer

Oldtimer — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:52:45 +0000

I am a researcher who has done extensive investigations into the cause of diacetyl-associated morbidity.

Too many are quick to dismiss the damage that might be done from ingesting this material. Diacetyl has, for many years, been used in biochemical research as an arginine inhibitor. Arginine is highly represented in many biological systems within the human body. One undeniable interference is with the nitric oxide (NO) system that our lungs employ as a defense mechanism. Diacetyl disables this system by binding to, and eliminating, the arginine used to produce NO. Additionally, it is highly necrotic to all tissue in the lung, so it actually has two damaging courses of action for the lungs.

To date, no research has been conducted to assess damage done to other system/pathways, yet it is hard for me to believe that this substance is as benign when eaten as manufacturers claim. The Nitric Oxide system is also used in smooth muscle to protect that tissue, which encompasses nearly every organ in the body.

Diacetyl is deadly, no matter what amount to which the body is exposed. Butter flavoring, whether artificially produced or extracted from dairy products, is still diacetyl. These are things everyone should consider before exposing yourselves or loved ones to this most toxic chemical.

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By: Dr. Laura Imola

Dr. Laura Imola — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:46:04 +0000

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