In 2012, a Colorado man won a lawsuit against 3 microwave popcorn companies for damages caused by bronchiolitis obliterans contracted from regularly consuming microwave popcorn.ģ. Cecile Rose, a leading lung expert concluded that microwave popcorn was the reason for her patient’s lung disease. When a bag of microwave popcorn is heated, this causes the chemical diacetyl to vaporize, thus allowing consumers to breath in the chemical.ĭr. However, factory workers are not the only ones at risk for bronchiolitis obliterans (popcorn lung). Most popcorn brands use an artificial butter flavoring in their microwave popcorn called diacetyl.Ĭertain studies found severe lung and respiratory issues connected to diacetyl, so much so that The Occupational Safety and Health Administration now recommends controlling exposure to protect factory workers who work around diacetyl. Reports of popcorn lung from additional factories were revealed later.Ģ. In extreme cases it can become life-threatening.Īccording to the Centers for Disease Control, at least 8 factory workers in Missouri, who worked in popcorn factories developed this lung disease. Unfortunately, this disease is irreversible and can cause lung inflammation, scarring and even restricted airflow resulting in breathing trouble. The lung problems associated with the artificial butter flavoring (diacetyl) has afflicted enough people to even garner it’s own disease name– it’s called “popcorn lung” or bronchiolitis obliterans. Don’t worry though, there are healthier ways to enjoy popcorn! 5 Reasons to Avoid Microwave Popcorn: 1. Most people enjoy a nice bowl of popcorn when sitting down for a movie, but when you know how some of the ingredients might affect you, you may want to avoid it. Using your hands, scoop out the popped corn, leaving behind the unpopped ones.Ĭover the bowl with the plate and microwave the remaining kernels for another two to three minutes.Īnd here’s a photo to show you how much popcorn you can get for a quarter cup of kernels.Is microwave popcorn bad for you? If your health is important to you, you may want to think twice before consuming it regularly Below are a few reasons why. Specific gravity, right? The unpopped kernels are heavier so they will fall to the bottom of the bowl. Shake the bowl first so that the kernels that did not pop fall to the bottom of the bowl. Now, here’s a tip from Sam, our resident popcorn expert. The cooking time depends on the quality of the corn and the wattage of your microwave oven. Microwave the popcorn on HIGH for two to three minutes. That’s to make sure that when the corn kernels pop, they don’t fly out of the bowl. Cover the bowl with a microwave-safe plate. Dump the popcorn into a microwave-safe bowl. Ditch the artificial flavoring, ditch the oil (every piece of popped corn has enough grooves, nooks and crannies to catch salt anyway) and you get better popcorn.
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Plus, who wants artificial flavoring? Microwave popcorn is full of it. If regular popcorn can be microwaved without any oil, then, washing anything oily is eliminated. Isn’t that neat? The real attraction of microwave popcorn is NOT having to wash an oily pan afterward. All you need is a microwave-proof bowl and plate. Any old popcorn can be cooked in the microwave.
The packaging and the artificial flavors jack up the cost. You’d think that microwave popcorn comes from a special corn variety to justify the price. If you’ve bought and cooked microwave popcorn before, if you’ve bought and cooked regular popcorn before that, if you’ve compared the price of regular with the price of microwave popcorn, you’d know that microwave popcorn costs twice as much as the regular kind.
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And what’s movie watching without popcorn, right? Oh, no! So, we watch a lot of movies on Netflix.
Moviehouses are closed (of course!) and even if they were, we wouldn’t risk entering one. These days, we get to spend more time in the company of Netflix than usual.
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