Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body (2022)

Post by thrashh » Fri, Jun 23, 2023, 3:31 PM UTC

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Well, iodine is required for life so you better get some elsewhere, like from a supplement. It's not present in sufficient amounts in water or plants these days...

Lack of iodine in the diet was an issue 100 years ago, but not so much now. According to the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Dietary Supplements, tests have shown that the population in the United States is “iodine sufficient.” Most Americans who eat a varied diet get enough iodine even if they don’t use iodized salt. They are at little risk of iodine deficiency* https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/well/eat/…

Post by JohnFen » Fri, Jun 23, 2023, 3:34 PM UTC

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It does get easier: air popper. No burning to worry about, works perfectly every time.

Air poppers are great for efficiency and convenience, but I find the consistency a bit chewy for my taste. Efficiency and convenience usually wins though, which is also why microwave popcorn is such a hit.

Post by DriverDaily » Fri, Jun 23, 2023, 3:51 PM UTC

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If you want to be proactive about problems you need the political will to create and enforce rules. But nobody votes for rules that make people’s lives worse now, but future generations lives better. You can’t just blame rich people for that. The political will didn’t exist for pfas back then, and it doesn’t exist for things like water scarcity, or antibiotic resistance, or e-waste today.

Knowingly poisoning people is a criminal offence, and always was. They knew their workers were dying from it, they had done studies that show it’s toxic. No new laws are needed. This is not the case of finding loopholes in laws or pushing a problem off to the next generation, like climate change. This is a corporation profiting off someone’s death and getting away with it.

Post by halfnormalform » Fri, Jun 23, 2023, 3:55 PM UTC

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Grinder means finer salt. Finer salt sticks to things better (you can get a baby powder consistency). And the way the salt "tastes" is different because the powder dissolves on your tongue differently/quicker. Salt "dust" is a really interesting way of adding salt to food -- and you actually end up adding less than larger grains

I use salt flour for popcorn; it's essentially salt that is milled as fine as flour. There was a study (which I can't find now) which found that our perception of saltiness is based less on amount and more on surface area coverage.

Post by AstralStorm » Fri, Jun 23, 2023, 4:00 PM UTC

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Lack of iodine in the diet was an issue 100 years ago, but not so much now. According to the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Dietary Supplements, tests have shown that the population in the United States is “iodine sufficient.” Most Americans who eat a varied diet get enough iodine even if they don’t use iodized salt. They are at little risk of iodine deficiency* https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/well/eat/…

It’s worth it for anyone to read the article. Plenty of circumstances that could lead to deficiency. I think the “varied diet” usually means Americans get enough through non-home use iodized salt (like processed/restaurant foods). As the article says, seafood (plant or not) and dairy are good iodine sources, if you consume them.