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tanguay'sstillgood · 09-06-2007, 01:05 PM

...Well, it doesnt like you. Or, at least the fumes when you open it don't.

A pulmonary specialist at Denver's National Jewish Medical and Research Center has written to federal agencies to say doctors there believe they have the first case of a consumer who developed lung disease from the fumes of microwaving popcorn several times a day for years.

"We cannot be sure that this patient's exposure to butter-flavoured microwave popcorn from daily heavy preparation has caused his lung disease," Dr. Cecile Rose cautioned in the letter. "However, we have no other plausible explanation."

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/200...corn-lung.html

Now, this guy ate a boatload of popcorn, but this is still interesting. Seems you're safe if you don't hover over the bag inhaling the buttery aroma as you open it. They also made a good point on CBC news about people who open lots of microwave popcorn at work etc. If this is you, maybe do it in an ventelated area.

Anybody going to buy a real popcorn maker now? Who knew real butter was so good for you

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09-06-2007, 01:05 PM	#1
tanguay'sstillgood Scoring Winger Join Date: Nov 2006 Exp:	Who likes microwave popcorn? ...Well, it doesnt like you. Or, at least the fumes when you open it don't. A pulmonary specialist at Denver's National Jewish Medical and Research Center has written to federal agencies to say doctors there believe they have the first case of a consumer who developed lung disease from the fumes of microwaving popcorn several times a day for years. "We cannot be sure that this patient's exposure to butter-flavoured microwave popcorn from daily heavy preparation has caused his lung disease," Dr. Cecile Rose cautioned in the letter. "However, we have no other plausible explanation." http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/200...corn-lung.html Now, this guy ate a boatload of popcorn, but this is still interesting. Seems you're safe if you don't hover over the bag inhaling the buttery aroma as you open it. They also made a good point on CBC news about people who open lots of microwave popcorn at work etc. If this is you, maybe do it in an ventelated area. Anybody going to buy a real popcorn maker now? Who knew real butter was so good for you ?? __________________ Everyone knows scientists insist on using complex terminology to make it harder for True Christians to refute their claims. Deoxyribonucleic Acid, for example... sounds impressive, right? But have you ever seen what happens if you put something in acid? It dissolves! If we had all this acid in our cells, we'd all dissolve! So much for the Theory of Evolution, Check MATE! Last edited by tanguay'sstillgood; 09-06-2007 at 01:07 PM.