When carbs attack!

[sophiaserpentia]

First it was acrylamide in potato chips and french fries... now it's diacetyl in popcorn. From johns_weight:

Microwave popcorn chemicals under scrutiny: Vapors may be linked to lung disease in factory workers

The Environmental Protection Agency is studying the chemicals released into the air when a bag of microwave popcorn is popped or opened.

Exposure to vapors from butter flavoring in microwave popcorn has been linked to a rare lung disease contracted by factory workers in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has said it suspects the chemical diacetyl caused the illnesses.

Comments

[azaz-al.livejournal.com]

I understand why they get sick working in the factory. Maybe I'll just settle for not sticking my nose in the popcorn bag and deeply inhaling any moire :)) (Okay, I never did that anyways!)
Actually I was contemplating going back to hand poping popcorn recently simply because of the ridiculous cost of microwave popcorn. Popcorn is a great low cal snack and I like the flavorings but they often don't pop very well, especially when they cost nearly a dollar a bag for some brands. But I hate plain popcorn, and I am not sure how to give it flavor when I hand pop it without slavering it in butter (which ruins the whole point of it being a low cal snack.)

[herbalgrrl.livejournal.com]

I'll cut my carbs where I can, but I like my butter... they've never made any oil substitute that tastes like butter to me (oh well, more time on the bike :D )

[azaz-al.livejournal.com]

Oh, carbs... carbs are yummy >:)