Doctor warns of lung disease from microwave butter popcorn

It can't have helped his chances of getting cancer to have such an unhealthy diet, either.

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You're kidding me, right? You're worried about getting this "popcorn lung"? Do YOU eat TEN BAGS of popcorn EVERY DAY? Because I saw a news report on this last night, and that's what they said this guy made in his microwave and ate every day. For years. That's insane by ANY standards.

I can see changing the formula if the workers are being affected. But I really don't think that the average person needs to worry.

And if you're still nervous? Make real popcorn. Use your stove, a little oil, and some real butter and salt. It's so much better than that chemical-coated crap anyway.

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I need to correct my above statement - I heard the amounts wrong - it was 2-3 bags of popcorn EVERY DAY for TEN years, and when the guy opened the bag, he would stick his face directly into the steam an inhale because he "loves the smell of popcorn".

I stand by my original statement. I think you're pretty safe to eat popcorn, even if it is microwaved.

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Take about 3 tablespoons of rew extra virgin coconut oil, expensive but worth it and a little goes a long way. Melt it in a deep large stainless steel pot with a lid, glass lids are extra fun. Cook on medium heat shake shake shake those kernals all about tapping your little toes. When all done sprinkle a tiny dab of salt and give it a stir. DELICIOUS!! You will never want microwave popcorn again in your life. This method turns your snack back into the low calorie health food God intended it to be. If I won a lifetime supply of popcorn I would burry it. It is not fit for the birds even.

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I'd never heard of this but at one point when I was trying to put on weight due to health concerns, I added melted butter to my favorite lite butter popcorn.

The same can be done with natural microwave popcorn - slowly melt real butter in a stove top pan and add as little or as much of the butter and salt to taste - yum! I like Steve's method of using extra virgin coconut oil and real corn to pop, I'll have to try that sometime.

I use the microwave less and less each year.

Thank you.

MGP

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Sure he ate lots of it. But when you reflect on just how many potentially harmful ingredients, foods, pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter medications, etc. the government approves, you begin to focus on the real issue: corporate control of government, and how even our health falls beneath the iron fist of the dollar, waiting to be pounded to death.

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to much water will kill ya , to much suger will kill ya , to much etc etc etc , sounds to me like it all will , maybe we should get back to reading the human handbook and find out what we can eat !its called , by the maker , a bible !not a leading book , you dont have to believe in god because you read it , itll help tell you what you can expect if you either "do" or "not do " accordingly,.

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oh my gosh, yeah, lung cancer is only one of his concerns! I agree with you guys on this one! It's one thing to divulge in your favorite treat... but c'mon! seriously! I would eat pizza for every meal if it wouldn't make me break out and gain 300 lbs! but then maybe I could sue Italy for coming up with the idea... and MAKING me fat! haha! people really go too far! take care of yourself people, there's no need to blame others for your dumb ways

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no one gets out alive!!worrying about cancer causes cancer!!being that we all have dna with latent reptile qualitys any overexposure to radiation alpha to gamma--emf fields-rf ect. triggers the cell split (grow back the tail lizard)wich is cool if your a reptile but in mammals it triggers the white blood cell to attack the deviding cells and results in a no win internel war we call cancer!maybe if humans survive global trashing(i doubt it)we'll realize that if controled this could be the key to immortality(grow new organs as they wear out)sometimes a curse turns intgo a blessing(never underestamate your creator)its a shame that a land species can destroy such a beautital water planet so blindly and think they are intelligent(more like a bad virus) well heres a good luck wish to the next species that inherites this dump- I don't think cockroaches are into dope ,religion ,sex ,or tv!they might stand a chance!(not if they have some latent humanbean dna)allways look at the bright side,so what if the ice caps are melting- surfs up!!

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There are accounts of non smokers getting lung cancer maybe it's all the exposure to chemicals in our air, used in our food, and clothing. I don't think it's so far fetched to think that he did get cancer due to the chemical in the microwave popcorn. It's the stuff in our environment, and I don't mean just global warming type environment stuff, but the stuff that we surround ourselves with that I think people underestimate. If we don't take care of our earth and surroundings (what we wear eat breathe) then we aren't taking care of ourselves. So, what if he ate 2-3 bags a day for ten years and that's not healthy. The fact of the matter is why does that chemical have to be used in the first place. Kudos goes to the company that replaced the chemical altogether. And I bet you money that the food industry is going to try to sweep this under the rug and that's at the heart of the issue to me.

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Damn if i ate 8 bags of popcorn you can bet i wouldnt be feeling so hot either.

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And by the way, i think all those chemicals might have altared his DNA

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I should think that anyone who pigs out on a half dozen bags of pop corn a day would be sick. My gosh, I don't eat that much pop corn in a year. You know you can get too much of anything. Seems like it hasn't been but a month or so since a woman died from too much water. I think those guys on the radio should be held responsible for that little fiasco. At the same time that woman should have used her common sense to tell her that much water could have possibly made her sick. People should use their common scense once in a while. The Lord put rattle snakes on this earth too but he gave people the common sense to stay away from them. I would imagine he is just shaking his head at times because of the stunts his people pull. I firmly believe he also gives us angels to help us along. He can't help what we do with them. He doesn't force any of us to do things. He gave us the common sense to know right from wrong. He can't help what we do with that knowlege. If we chose to ignore those little voices, he tried now it's up to us.

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hey remember good ole jiffy pop and how a good family night at home was watching it pop on the stove then you added your own flavorings? I think they should pitch all microwave popcorns. That guy or anyone else for that matter could have made regular popcorn on the stove and stiffed all the aroma he/she wanted. Doesn't surprise me the ole ways are the right ways.

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my late husband had vocal cord cancer.. he also was a machinist for 28 and 1/2 yrs... he also drank coors and budweiser beers.. so i think his main problem was the chemicals from the machining oils. His head was down in the working area and anything you eat drink or breathe passes your vocal cords..
One can't blame just one area.. Why i use vinegar and baking soda to clean now. have a great day everyone.

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First, popcorn lung is not a cancer, it is a disease.
Second, the amount of diacetyl given off from popping the corn was tested to see if it had different levels than that of what a factory worker would inhale (ABC Good Morning America). No change of levels were found.
Third, not everything you ingest, be it by your skin, digestive, or lung, that the FDA says is safe actually is. Think of how many drugs are now being pulled off the market or extra warnings given because of the (supposed)previously unknown side effects. Lead used to be put in paint (and still is in China evendently, but that is another issue!). Microwave popcorn has only been around for about 25 or so years. It takes a while to see how any ingredient, drug, etc. will react to the body. To say that something is safe without having trials for at least 20 years on some products, you never know what is going to happen, and good luck for a company to wait that long to get something to market.

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The popcorn lung isn't the only thing we should be worrying about. All the food we buy that has been approved by the FDA isn't fit for a dog to consume let alone humans.. This is just the beginning of the problems we will find with the food we eat . The food in the supermarkets are garbage . READ the ingredients all fake artificial chemicals. Even the fresh fruits and vegtables are not always up to par. Organic is the way to go .

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Mary Ann got it right in her last sentence: "...the old ways are the right ways." Well, to a point. There are lots of things I don't want to go back to, but regarding the selection of foods, I basically agree.

The rules are clear: "eat right and exercise." I looked over that phrase a number of times and could not find a reference to "popcorn" or "popcorn sniffing" anywhere.

I would be interested in knowing what the Weaver Popcorn Co. used for buttery flavor in place of diacetyl? Want to bet it wasn't real butter!

I have a microwave, I even built a special shelf for it. I use it to warm up my coffee and once about every two months...popcorn. I feel pretty safe.

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The real great american LIE is the FDA saying aspartame is safe. Europe banned it. Its in almost every diet drink made. Just google "Aspartame" and read the results. For your own health, better yet, for your children.. just read about it, then draw your own conclusions.

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Nothing would surprise me.... The smell of Microwave Popcorn has always made me sick to my stomach.

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