Thursday, 2 August 2012

Butter Flavouring Ingredient Linked to Key Alzheimer's Process

Artificial butter flavouring ingredient diacetyl (DA) boosts the damaging effects of an abnormal brain protein linked to Alzheimer's disease, say researchers. Robert Vince and colleagues Swati More and Ashish Vartak explain that DA has been the focus of much research recently because it is linked to respiratory and other problems in workers at microwave popcorn and food-flavouring factories. DA gives microwave popcorn its distinctive buttery taste ...

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