I just got some off-brand frosted flakes today and as I was reading the ingredients it said BHT was added to preserve freshness. I didn't notice this at the store. So I looked it up and it said, "the same chemical properties which make BHA and BHT excellent preservatives may also be implicated in health effects. The oxidative characteristics and/or metabolites of BHA and BHT may contribute to carcinogenicity or tumorigenicity; however the same reactions may combat oxidative stress." http://chemistry.about.com/od/foodco...servatives.htm
So I'm thinking about throwing them away because that just makes me nervous but at the same time I don't want to just throw away a brand new thing of cereal (I also don't want to eat cancer cereal). So I just wanted people's opinions on BHT and BHA. Obviously in the future I will avoid this additive.
Thanks,
CRH
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