From an article in Chemical Research in Toxicology [1], Diacetyl (DA) aggravates beta-amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s.
Problem is besides pop corn butter flavoring, DA is present in many food.
Is that News? Yes and no. We published a post [2] in Dec 2010 discussing another study that shows DA could bringing about the disease Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome (BOS ). Obliterans might be Latin but it is pretty clear…
DA: Consumer Beware?
So, here we are, in 2012: If BOS , didn’t get you by consuming DA , Alzheimer’s might….
Where is the FDA?
Sources:
- Chemical Research in Toxicology ; “The Butter Flavorant, Diacetyl, Exacerbates β-Amyloid Cytotoxicity” ; 2012
- MediNewsDigest ; “Attention Movie goers! Diacetyl – a chemical used in popcorn butter flavoring – may damage lungs” 2010
