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There is a preservative found in our food and hygiene products which I think you all should know about. This chemical, BHA/BHT/TBHQ reacts in an extremely negative way when combined with THC in the bloodstream.
"Exposure to marijuana smoke in conjunction with BHA, a common food additive, may promote deleterious health effects in the lung."
Everything from brand name chewing gums to cereals use different forms of this preservative in their foods (BHT, BHA, TBHQ). We've even found a hemp body lotion which uses it. This is a preservative which is originally created as a by-product in the petroleum refining process. Many countries, including Japan, Romania, Sweden, and Australia have allready banned it. Even McDonald's stopped using BHT products completely after 1986
The use of BHT as a preservative has become much more widespread in the past 10 years, as food companies have searched for alternatives to cheap, hydrogenated fuels. Consumers should know what they are consuming. Replacing trans fats, these preservatives our being used in American foods more than ever before.
BHT and THC
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12119125&dopt=AbstractPlus
Synergistic cytotoxicity of Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol and butylated hydroxyanisole.
Sarafian TA, Kouyoumjian S, Tashkin D, Roth MD.
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Rm 37-131 Center for Health Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles 90095, USA. [email protected]
We examined the food additive, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), for its capacity to modulate the cytotoxic effects of Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). THC was not cytotoxic when added to cultures of A549 lung tumor cells at concentrations<5 microg/ml, but induced cell necrosis at higher levels with an LC(50)=16-18 microg/ml. BHA alone, at concentrations of 10-200 microM, produced limited cell toxicity but significantly enhanced the necrotic death resulting from concurrent exposure to THC.
In the presence of BHA at 200 microM, the LC(50) for THC decreased to 10-12 microg/ml. Similar results were obtained with smoke extracts prepared from marijuana cigarettes, but not with extracts from tobacco or placebo marijuana cigarettes (containing no THC). Two different mechanisms for this synergistic cytotoxicity were investigated. Experiments were repeated in the presence of either diphenyleneiodonium or dicumarol as inhibitors of the redox cycling pathway. Neither of these compounds protected cells from the effects of combined THC and BHA, but rather enhanced necrotic cell death.
Measurements of cellular ATP revealed that both THC and BHA reduced ATP levels in A549 cells, consistent with toxic effects on mitochondrial electron transport. The combination was synergistic in this respect, reducing ATP levels to <15% of control.
Exposure to marijuana smoke in conjunction with BHA, a common food additive, may promote deleterious health effects in the lung.
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BHT
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is the organic compound with the formula MeC6H2(CMe3)2OH (Me = methyl). This lipophilic (fat-soluble) phenol is primarily used as an antioxidant food additive (E number E321) as well as in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, jet fuels, rubber, petroleum products, and embalming fluid.
In the chemical industry it is added to tetrahydrofuran and diethyl ether in order to inhibit the formation of dangerous organic peroxides.
BHT was patented in 1947 and received approval of the Food and Drug Administration for use as a food additive and preservative in 1954. BHT reacts with free radicals, slowing the rate of autoxidation in food, preventing changes in the food's color, odor, and taste.
Controversy
Concerns have been raised about the use of BHT in food products.[citation needed] The compound has been banned for use in food in Japan (1958), Romania, Sweden, and Australia. The US has barred it from infant foods. Some food industries have voluntarily eliminated it from their products. However, BHT is also marketed as a health food supplement in capsule form.
Products known to contain BHT:
Krispy Kreme Donuts
Chiclets and Trident gum (Cadbury Adams)
Orbit White sugarfree gum (Wrigley Jr. Company)
Diamond Foods nuts
Quaker Oats Granola Bites
Banquet Brown 'N Serve sausage links (ConAgra)
packaging material for some Kraft Foods products (including Nabisco and Post brands)
Banana Boat facial sunblock stick (Sun Pharmaceuticals)
Safeway Corn Flakes
Stride gum
Wheat Thins
Kellogg's Rice Krispies
"Exposure to marijuana smoke in conjunction with BHA, a common food additive, may promote deleterious health effects in the lung."
Everything from brand name chewing gums to cereals use different forms of this preservative in their foods (BHT, BHA, TBHQ). We've even found a hemp body lotion which uses it. This is a preservative which is originally created as a by-product in the petroleum refining process. Many countries, including Japan, Romania, Sweden, and Australia have allready banned it. Even McDonald's stopped using BHT products completely after 1986
The use of BHT as a preservative has become much more widespread in the past 10 years, as food companies have searched for alternatives to cheap, hydrogenated fuels. Consumers should know what they are consuming. Replacing trans fats, these preservatives our being used in American foods more than ever before.
BHT and THC
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12119125&dopt=AbstractPlus
Synergistic cytotoxicity of Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol and butylated hydroxyanisole.
Sarafian TA, Kouyoumjian S, Tashkin D, Roth MD.
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Rm 37-131 Center for Health Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles 90095, USA. [email protected]
We examined the food additive, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), for its capacity to modulate the cytotoxic effects of Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). THC was not cytotoxic when added to cultures of A549 lung tumor cells at concentrations<5 microg/ml, but induced cell necrosis at higher levels with an LC(50)=16-18 microg/ml. BHA alone, at concentrations of 10-200 microM, produced limited cell toxicity but significantly enhanced the necrotic death resulting from concurrent exposure to THC.
In the presence of BHA at 200 microM, the LC(50) for THC decreased to 10-12 microg/ml. Similar results were obtained with smoke extracts prepared from marijuana cigarettes, but not with extracts from tobacco or placebo marijuana cigarettes (containing no THC). Two different mechanisms for this synergistic cytotoxicity were investigated. Experiments were repeated in the presence of either diphenyleneiodonium or dicumarol as inhibitors of the redox cycling pathway. Neither of these compounds protected cells from the effects of combined THC and BHA, but rather enhanced necrotic cell death.
Measurements of cellular ATP revealed that both THC and BHA reduced ATP levels in A549 cells, consistent with toxic effects on mitochondrial electron transport. The combination was synergistic in this respect, reducing ATP levels to <15% of control.
Exposure to marijuana smoke in conjunction with BHA, a common food additive, may promote deleterious health effects in the lung.
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BHT
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is the organic compound with the formula MeC6H2(CMe3)2OH (Me = methyl). This lipophilic (fat-soluble) phenol is primarily used as an antioxidant food additive (E number E321) as well as in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, jet fuels, rubber, petroleum products, and embalming fluid.
In the chemical industry it is added to tetrahydrofuran and diethyl ether in order to inhibit the formation of dangerous organic peroxides.
BHT was patented in 1947 and received approval of the Food and Drug Administration for use as a food additive and preservative in 1954. BHT reacts with free radicals, slowing the rate of autoxidation in food, preventing changes in the food's color, odor, and taste.
Controversy
Concerns have been raised about the use of BHT in food products.[citation needed] The compound has been banned for use in food in Japan (1958), Romania, Sweden, and Australia. The US has barred it from infant foods. Some food industries have voluntarily eliminated it from their products. However, BHT is also marketed as a health food supplement in capsule form.
Products known to contain BHT:
Krispy Kreme Donuts
Chiclets and Trident gum (Cadbury Adams)
Orbit White sugarfree gum (Wrigley Jr. Company)
Diamond Foods nuts
Quaker Oats Granola Bites
Banquet Brown 'N Serve sausage links (ConAgra)
packaging material for some Kraft Foods products (including Nabisco and Post brands)
Banana Boat facial sunblock stick (Sun Pharmaceuticals)
Safeway Corn Flakes
Stride gum
Wheat Thins
Kellogg's Rice Krispies
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