Re: hazards of microwave popcorn, was Popcorn in Theaters

[Guest guest]

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> I just can't help thinking that the popcorn in movie

> theaters is so bad for you. Who would want to eat it

> anyway? All that bad fat! It's almost as bad as

> French fries. Those are just chunks of fat, and not

> the healthy kind, either. I prefer the microwave

> popcorn that is just 110 calories a serving. It's

> darn good, and comes in salty or sweet and salty

> flavors. I think ActII is the best, fewer unpopped

> kernels. Just because we have to be gluten-free

> doesn't mean we can put junk into our bodies. There

> is plenty of healthy food around for us.

>

> Barbara in SoCal

If you're concerned about the health risks of popcorn, you'd be

better off avoiding the microwave stuff. Here's a story about how

the flavoring additive is killing the people who work in the

factories producing it:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060726/ap_on_he_me/popcorn_lung_disease;

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Maureen