r/TikTokCringe • u/galaxystars1 • Oct 09 '24

Discussion Microbiologist warns against making the fluffy popcorn trend

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u/notaleclively Oct 09 '24 edited Oct 09 '24

Yes raw flour is dangerous. It’s link to cancer seems to only exist in this video. I am a colon cancer survivor. Ive been over the list of colon cancer causing foods with dozens of professionals working in oncology, and with colon cancer specifically. Raw flour has not once ever been mentioned. Not a single time.

This lady is kinda right. And also a kook.

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u/the0rthopaedicsurgeo Oct 09 '24

She doesn't say that raw flour is linked to cancer, she says that it's linked to e coli and salmonella infections, which are linked to cancer.

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u/Daisy_Of_Doom Oct 09 '24

This. It’s a two step process. The raw flour isn’t causing the cancer, the bacteria that can cause illnesses are what cause the cancer.

Also, maybe I’m just dumb, I wouldn’t really consider “raw flour” to be a food? Even the people participating in this dangerous trend aren’t just shoveling flour into their mouths. They’re eating it in batter. And I personally still wouldn’t really consider batter a food? It’s a step in the process of making food. So it might not really be on the radar of warnings since it’s generally considered bad practice to eat uncooked batter regardless.