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Fried Carbohydrates Form Carcinogens

Posted by michael on from the you-can't-eat-just-one dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes "Reuters (via Yahoo) is reporting that a Swedish team has found that cooking certain high-carbohydrate foods creates acrylamide (which is a suspected human carcinogen). The scientists felt this was so important that they have foregone publishing in favor of taking this public immediately. Potato chip stocks are taking nosedives in Scandanavia."

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  1. So important they couldn't wait to make mistakes? by Wonko42 · · Score: 5, Insightful
    They thought this was so important that they haven't bothered getting their facts checked or having their research reviewed? Sounds like they actually thought it was more important to alarm the public than to follow procedure and make sure their research is correct before announcing their findings. That's what publishing is for.

    This sounds very fishy.

  2. Soylent Chips by Servo5678 · · Score: 4, Funny
    high-carbohydrate foods creates acrylamide (which is a suspected human carcinogen)

    Did anyone else read that and have a Soylent Green flashback?

  3. Your life... by jcenters · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...is ending a little every second, so stop worrying about every stinking thing you eat.

    You have only a limited amount of time on planet earth, anyway. If you like eating potato chips, eat potato chips! If you like to smoke, fire one up! If you like to post inane comments on slashdot, type away! I'd rather enjoy life for thirty years as opposed to living perfectly clean, eating nothing but raw vegetables, and living to be 150.

    And make an impact! If you're pissed about something your government does, raise hell about it! Write a book! Start a political movement! Paint a picture! LIVE!!!!

    I'll be damned if I'm going to waste hours of my life worrying about things that are going to kill me, because there are things a lot more immediately dangerous than POTATO CHIPS.

    --

    vi ~/.emacs