Bagged Popcorn Bad For You. In particular popcorn and other whole-grain foods contain polyphenols that destroy highly reactive free radicals. This chemical is the same toxic stuff found in teflon pots and pans.
The chemical used in the lining of the microwave popcorn bags perfluorooctanoic acid is a carcinogen linked with testicular and kidney cancers. Mega-Butter or Movie Theatre Microwave Popcorn This is one of the few products that still contain trans fat. The researchers found a link between long-term exposure and lung damage.
Diacetyl a chemical used to give microwave popcorn its buttery flavor and aroma is linked to severe and irreversible lung damage when inhaled in large amounts.
Unfortunately microwave popcorn is often a big culprit of saturated fat intake Some popcorn brands contain over 25 percent of your daily value of saturated fat in a small serving. These bags have perfluorooctanoic acid PFOA linning over it. Popcorn Lung bronchiolitis obliterans The lung problems associated with the artificial butter flavoring diacetyl has afflicted enough people to even garner its own disease name its called popcorn lung or bronchiolitis obliterans. The bag almost all microwave popcorn varieties come in is lined with perfluorooctanoic acid PFOA.
