The Potato Chip That Destroyed the Bowels of America(cracked.com)
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The Potato Chip That Destroyed the Bowels of America
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Can you still buy Olestra to use in your own cooking for that purpose?
I have seen a video by Applied Science on youtube where he made some and fried chips in it.
I have seen a video by Applied Science on youtube where he made some and fried chips in it.
I have no idea, but a quick search didn't find anyone selling it.
Maybe it's available under a different trade name.
Maybe it's available under a different trade name.
As I recall, the phrase in the literature at the time was "greasy, hard to wipe off fecal matter".
fun fact a similar fat substitute now used in products like David Bars to hack the nutrition label, as it were.
Does it have the same side effects?
The thing is, many people loved them. They ate small amounts of the chips and were fine.
Others had less than stellar experiences and their messages relayed a mixture of confusion, frustration, fear, and body horror.
But the people I feel the most compassion for were the people who called to say that these chips changed their lives. How? Sometimes a side effect is a cure.
A surprising number of callers said that these chips saved them from chronic, painful constipation. To them, a bag of these chips was a delicious and highly effective form of medicine unlike anything else they had tried. Losing access to something like that must have been a horrible loss.