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Food for Thought:Popcorn lung from buttery chemical
Newsfix CW39 ^ | Dec. 8, 2014

Posted on 12/15/2014 6:29:41 AM PST by John David Powell

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1 posted on 12/15/2014 6:29:41 AM PST by John David Powell
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the stuff that gives buttery flavor to microwave popcorn could trigger Alzheimer’s disease.

So that's why I can't remember seeing any good movies over the past 5 or 10 years.

2 posted on 12/15/2014 6:34:32 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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Ruh-Roh!


3 posted on 12/15/2014 6:37:04 AM PST by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

Do you or a loved one have a persistent cough? Early onset Alzheimers?

If you do and you have ever eaten microwave popcorn you may be entitled to a large cash settlement.

Call the law offices of Wee, Sooem and Howe today!


4 posted on 12/15/2014 6:38:42 AM PST by Bobalu (Please excuse the crudity of this model. I didn't have time to build it to scale or paint it.)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

Love your cleverness, but I don’t think your problem comes from the concession stand.


5 posted on 12/15/2014 6:39:30 AM PST by 1raider1
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Warning Labels like on tobacco products is next.


6 posted on 12/15/2014 6:40:11 AM PST by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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This post just ruined my day!


7 posted on 12/15/2014 6:41:24 AM PST by DJ Taylor (Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
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To: Bobalu

I like to think of the onset of old age and forgetfulness as an opportunity.

Think of it. At some point my 500+ library of DVDs, BRDs, etc. will become totally brand new to me! Winning!


8 posted on 12/15/2014 6:42:07 AM PST by Gaffer
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There’s nothing like freshly popped popcorn, especially when popped in one of those hand-cracked* poppers with coconut oil.


*cranked?

Agree....100%.....with a little sea salt added, it’s the ONLY way to make popcorn.


9 posted on 12/15/2014 6:42:55 AM PST by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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I demand the government ban popcorn; I mean, it's for the children.
10 posted on 12/15/2014 6:43:04 AM PST by PROCON (Always give 100%...unless you're donating blood.)
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AGain?

This is old news


11 posted on 12/15/2014 6:43:05 AM PST by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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Something smells very shi...er...Obama-y about this article.

And it’s not the butter smell.

Science is for grownups, and just the wording on this article points the wrong way...for instance: “...some researchers...” Oh, well, some “scientists” claim UFOs exists, too. Lawyers tend to choose folks who are naive enough to vote for dim-bulb-crats.

And the fact that a court case awarded folks dollars on a claim regarding “popcorn lung” probably had a jury with not one (if that many) folks possessing any kind of background in chemistry, medicine, or statistics.

Of course, the claims could be true, but methinks one would need a bit more evidence.


12 posted on 12/15/2014 6:43:16 AM PST by Da Coyote
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If someone eats two bags of microwave popcorn every day I have a hard time having sympathy for them when they come down with something due to the popcorn. It really isn’t a matter of dangerous chemicals, the issue that microwave popcorn isn’t exactly healthy.


13 posted on 12/15/2014 6:43:20 AM PST by LeoMcNeil
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Uh....I think it’s the canola, or the coconuts or the vegetables. Ban them. Ban them all. Tropical Islands? Nuke them. Canolas (whatever the hell they are) nuke them.

But the popcorn? No. What has this poor creature done?


14 posted on 12/15/2014 6:44:47 AM PST by Gaffer
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I’m curious. What part of microwave popcorn is inherently unhealthy?


15 posted on 12/15/2014 6:45:47 AM PST by Gaffer
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Most microwave popcorn is loaded with fat and calories, especially the ones that are butter flavored. There really isn’t any difference between eating two bags of microwave popcorn and two bags of potato chips. It’s one thing to eat this stuff once in awhile, it’s another to blow through two bags a day.


16 posted on 12/15/2014 6:51:00 AM PST by LeoMcNeil
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To: Gaffer

The simulated “butter” flavor.


17 posted on 12/15/2014 6:51:39 AM PST by oblomov
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What about second hand microwave popcorn smoke in employee break areas?


18 posted on 12/15/2014 6:53:18 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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To: oblomov

Does that also include “I Can’t Believe it’s not Butter?”


19 posted on 12/15/2014 6:54:00 AM PST by Gaffer
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The MSDS on diacetyl. Definitely not good to be around.

http://www.elan-chemical.com/dev/msdspdf/DIACETYL.pdf


20 posted on 12/15/2014 6:54:27 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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