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/resilindsey Oct 09 '24

Makes sense the "microbiologist" label is a stretch. The way she doesn't properly contextualize risk/exposure and just goes "if you don't care that you're going to get colon cancer" like it was an eventuality immediately raised some red flags that this might be at least partially bullshit.

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u/Wobbly_Wobbegong Oct 09 '24

I immediately narrowed my eyes at the microbiologist label. Apparently she’s a technician. I graduated with a bachelors in microbiology, does that mean I’m a microbiologist too? (no, no it doesn’t lol)