Are you a Mountain Dew addict? Then know what youre drinking! BVO is a toxic chemical that is banned in many countries because it competes with iodine for receptor sites in the body, which can lead to hypothyroidism, autoimmune disease, and cancer. The main ingredient, bromine, is a poisonous, corrosive chemical, linked to major organ system damage, birth defects, growth problems, schizophrenia, and hearing loss. Theres flame retardant in your Mountain Dew. That soda with the lime-green hue (and other citrus-flavored bubbly pops) wont keep your insides fireproof, but it does contain brominated vegetable oil, a patented flame retardant for plastics that has been banned in foods throughout Europe and in Japan. Brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, which acts as an emulsifier in citrus-flavored soda drinks, is found in about 10 percent of sodas sold in the U.S. After a few extreme soda binges — not too far from what many [video] gamers regularly consume — a few patients have needed medical attention for skin lesions, memory loss and nerve disorders, all symptoms of overexposure to bromine, according to a recent article in Environmental News. Read more at snopes/food/warnings/bvo.asp#leRRL2SVvetY7KLc.99
Posted on: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 03:43:03 +0000
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