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have you heard anything about this? hilary Brightline wrote: > Hi! All: > I have been hearing about this scary news in the media that a known > carcinogen called ACRYLAMIDE is found in major carbohydrate conaining > staple foods such as rice, potato (french fries and poato chips), and bread > especially when preparations are made in high heat in the presence of fat. > Apparently, WHO has called for an emergency conference of the specialists in > this field to examine this issue. But, they also added that it was too > early for people to stop eating such items yet! > I am very much interested in finding the original source of this info > for a special reason. I do not want to scare anybody. But, I would like > raise a cautionary note at this point, until we get some clear data and > advice from the WHO on this issue. As a scientist, who has been using > acrylamide on an everyday basis for running polyacryalamdie gel > electrophoresis used in the study of DNA and proteins, I know for sure > ACRYLAMIDE MONOMER IS A NEUROTOXIN; but once it is polymerized it is not > toxic to the nervous system. We always warn our students about this. This > raises a special red flag in my mind. Are we slowly poisoning our nervous > system by eating such food items? If so, what is the role of this factor in > the initiation and / or progression of PD and other neurological diseases in > susceptible individuals? I do not have an answer to this question. We may > have to wait for the WHO declaration after this conference. It would be > important to know the exact nature and quantities of the chemical in each > preparation and what kinds of health hazards this might cause to humans. I > request all of you to keep an eye on this news and if you hear anything > about this, please kindly post the details and the source of the news > without fail or delay. > Thank you very much. > > Raj > [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn