Certainly is incentive for us to eat our fiber and vegies, eh M3?!!
AFM: Fast food - Bad Idea:
A Newly Discovered Reason to Avoid Fast Food and Popcorn
Posted By Dr. Mercola | December 01 2010 | 15,677 views
Perfluoroalkyls, which are chemicals used to keep grease from leaking through fast food wrappers, are being ingested by people through their food and showing up as contaminants in blood.
Perfluoroalkyls are stable, synthetic chemicals that repel oil, grease, and water. They are used in surface protection treatments and coatings for packages.
The specific chemicals studied were polyfluoroalkyl phosphate esters (PAPs), which are the breakdown products of the perfluorinated carboxylic acids used in coating the food wrappers.
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