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Mercnbeth -> New Cancer Cause - Potato Chips! (6/17/2005 11:17:25 AM)

Will we next be seeing "Warning - This chip has been known to cause Cancer in lab rats!"?

Of course it's California. A new Proposition is being considered so that a warning will appear on chip bags. I think the most disturbing part of the article was this: "The study looked at one ounce servings, which ranged from 11 to 20 chips".

11-20 chips is a serving???? Guess we should go back to smoking. Man if you smoke AND eat potato chips you're really in trouble.

Full Article: http://www.news10.net/storyfull.asp?id=11508



RandBcouple -> RE: New Cancer Cause - Potato Chips! (6/17/2005 11:56:00 AM)

Is there anything that doesn't cause cancer?

Babygirl



proudsub -> RE: New Cancer Cause - Potato Chips! (6/17/2005 12:01:05 PM)

Glad i don't eat potato chips anymore. I wonder if that occurs with veggie chips and sweet potato chips fried in olive oil.



sub4hire -> RE: New Cancer Cause - Potato Chips! (6/17/2005 12:13:32 PM)

Notice those are only the organic chips mentioned.
Or the ones that claim to be good for you.
I'm not a big chip eater to begin with but I can definately stop at a half of one of those chips. So I guess I'm in the clear I only like the crap/good for you chips.



quietkitten -> RE: New Cancer Cause - Potato Chips! (6/17/2005 12:15:37 PM)

"That chemical is acrylamide. It is an industrial chemical used in plastics, pesticides and sewage treatment that also can occur when starchy foods, such as chips, are processed at high temperatures. "
The article says starchy foods, so I assume that means any starchy food not just potatoes.



sub4hire -> RE: New Cancer Cause - Potato Chips! (6/17/2005 12:18:47 PM)

They have been researching and wanting to put warning labels on potatoes for a while.
Didn't know they were also after chips. French fries are on the list.

I haven't been following it well enough to know what other foods...but I do know potatoes of any kind are on the hit list.



Estring -> RE: New Cancer Cause - Potato Chips! (6/17/2005 4:17:44 PM)

Worrying about getting cancer gives you cancer.[:D]



Vixandra -> RE: New Cancer Cause - Potato Chips! (6/18/2005 1:10:13 AM)

Being American gives you cancer/heart problems/insert diagnosis here.

That said- everything causes cancer these days. Don't diet sodas cause cancer too?



BeachMystress -> RE: New Cancer Cause - Potato Chips! (6/18/2005 10:15:17 AM)


Oh bloody hell.. *goes and throws away the rest of the bag of Kettle Chips* Couldn't you have waited till I ate them before telling me they were killing me? *grumbles*

OH, WAIT.. They say: The brands tested and cited for high levels of acrylamide are: Lay’s Baked!, Lay’s Stax BBQ, Lay’s KC Masterpiece. Lay’s Natural Country Barbecue, Lay’s Light KC Barbecue Masterpiece, Pringles Snack Stacks (Pizzalicious Flavor), Pringles Sweet Mesquite BBQ, Kettle Chips Lightly Salted, Kettle Chips Honey Dijon, Cape Cod Robust Russet and Cape Cod Classic Chips.

Mine are Regular Kettle Chips. Pulls em back out of the trash. :-D



Davesgirl -> RE: New Cancer Cause - Potato Chips! (6/18/2005 11:12:57 AM)

Yay! My Ruffles are safe!

*Goes abck to munching entire bag down*



BeachMystress -> RE: New Cancer Cause - Potato Chips! (6/21/2005 5:59:59 PM)


Since the original article is no longer available at the link given, you can read about the compound in question, acrylamide at the World Health Organization's website. http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/chem/acrylamide_faqs/en/index.html



MadameDahlia -> RE: New Cancer Cause - Potato Chips! (6/22/2005 2:15:49 AM)

Just about anything fed to lab rats for several months will cause cancer.

The other day my mom was telling me that though the sun caused skin cancer a lack of sun was being linked to various other cancers, including breast cancer. Sheesh. Damned if you do... damned if you don't.



Senko -> RE: New Cancer Cause - Potato Chips! (6/27/2005 4:05:46 AM)

I am soo glad im on that low carb diet now LOL. My theory on cancer is it is cause by anything syntetic or unnatural. and the fact it is produced by extra high temperatures on starchy foods doesnt surprise me sense most of the baked chips out these days are placed in a ultra hot over and flash cooked in about 20 seconds.



dechala -> RE: New Cancer Cause - Potato Chips! (6/27/2005 7:14:05 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: RandBcouple

Is there anything that doesn't cause cancer?



No apparently everything does.Can't even take a pee thse days without a warning label on it



Lordandmaster -> RE: New Cancer Cause - Potato Chips! (6/27/2005 7:28:56 AM)

People sure get upset when their junk food is impugned. Remember the big furor over Oreo cookies a year or two ago?



slinkyone -> RE: New Cancer Cause - Potato Chips! (6/27/2005 2:34:12 PM)

Though having faced a loved one passing due to cancer, I dont think it was from all the chips he ate. Everything that enters the system seems to be in danger of being labeled "can cause cancer". "makes sure next person I kiss didn't have chips before hand".



subversiveone -> RE: New Cancer Cause - Potato Chips! (6/28/2005 3:15:36 AM)

no LAM i forgot that one, did it have something to do with Hitler?



ShiftedJewel -> RE: New Cancer Cause - Potato Chips! (6/28/2005 5:40:34 AM)

quote:

Is there anything that doesn't cause cancer?


I swear, I honestly believe cancer is genetic in lab rats..........



Lordandmaster -> RE: New Cancer Cause - Potato Chips! (6/28/2005 8:36:13 AM)

No, it had to do with trans fat.

I really don't understand why Americans bitch so much when people point out that junk food isn't healthy. Deep-frying a potato in whatever crap Frito-Lay finds most economical can't possibly be good for you. Is it really so surprising that it probably causes cancer too?

Oh, and virtually anything CAN cause cancer. (For one thing, no one knows enough about cancer to rule anything out.) What's important is HOW LIKELY something is to cause cancer. If there's a serious risk, doctors obviously have an obligation to report it.

Lam

quote:

ORIGINAL: subversiveone

no LAM i forgot that one, did it have something to do with Hitler?




sub4hire -> RE: New Cancer Cause - Potato Chips! (6/28/2005 11:34:58 AM)

quote:

Remember the big furor over Oreo cookies a year or two ago?


Because of that Oreo cookies has changed their recipe. No more trans fat. I think we are nearing the time frame that the new ones should be coming out.

I'm going to die of cancer anyway, so I'll eat chips if I want. It is heredetery for me and most everyone else in the world.



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