New GMO Potatoes Use Science to Make Junk Food “Safe”
Usually, I save my bile for ranting here on The Nerd, but today I decided to throw down a little over at the Beachboy Blog. Here’s the skinny:
The new taters produce less acrylamide when heated. Acrylamide is a substance that might be cancerous, but science isn’t 100% sure. If it is, I guess that’s good news because now junk food junkies who eat too many French fries are free to die of heart disease, diabetes, or some other obesity-related cause instead.
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