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Re:Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body by NovemberWhiskey on Friday June 23, 2023 @06:11AM (#36444864)
>They are toxic.

If you ate enough salt to reach a toxic dose of sodium ferrocyanide, you’d already be dead from hypernatremia though?

The dose makes the poison.

Re:Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body by hutzlibu on Friday June 23, 2023 @07:40AM (#36445503)
"The dose makes the poison."

Yes it does and it all adds up. So why would I add more things, that are poisenous even at small doses, when I can easily avoid it?

Re:Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body by NovemberWhiskey on Friday June 23, 2023 @07:59AM (#36445646)
>Yes it does and it all adds up.

No, it doesn't, because sodium ferrocyanide is poorly absorbed in the first place and not bioaccumulative in humans. I suppose you also don't each spinach or almonds either?

Re:Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body by hutzlibu on Friday June 23, 2023 @08:13AM (#36445775)
"spinach" nope and of almonds not too many either.

But my point is, sodium ferrocyanide intake is not beneficial, (unlike ordinary sodium). Even if it might do no harm, why should I risk even little harm?

And with adding up, well there is a whole libary of other toxic or potentially toxic additives in the normal food you can buy. I prefer to minimize the potential bad intake, that's all.

Re:Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body by oniony on Friday June 23, 2023 @09:29AM (#36446573)
Also watch out for the arsenic in rice.

Some people don't each rice for this reason, but I just eat around it.

Re:Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body by verall on Friday June 23, 2023 @10:43AM (#36447471)
It adds to the richness IMO.
Re:Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body by coldtea on Friday June 23, 2023 @10:50AM (#36447582)
>Yes it does and it all adds up

Only for substances that accumulate, which is not the case here...

Now if your salt has PFAS sure