Post by Rene on Feb 13, 2009 9:00:20 GMT -7
Stress: Not being in control of the situation, not knowing what's causing it, being so itchy, in pain, watching the psoriasis grow in size, that’s stressful, but STRESS does not create psoriasis.
Acrylamide CAN create STRESS IN YOU
Some more facts on Acrylamide
The toxicological effects of acrylamide are well known. It causes DNA damage and at high doses neurological and reproductive effects have been observed. Glycidamide, a metabolite of acrylamide, binds to DNA and can cause genetic damage. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified acrylamide as a "probably carcinogenic to humans"
Acrylamide has been shown to induce gene mutations in cultured animal cells and also in animals treated in vivo. Thus it is assumed that exposure also to very low doses of acrylamide increases the risk for mutation and cancer.
High doses of acrylamide have been applied in the toxicological studies, which is an accepted practice. 25-50 mg per kg body weight is the lowest dose that has been shown to increase the mutation frequency in mouse. Recent studies have shown that chromosome aberrations are induced in mice at 10-20 times lower doses.
Among the acrylamide metabolites glycidamide is considered the most likely candidate for causing genetic damage. Glycidamide has been found in mice and rats, and also in humans exposed to acrylamide.
Neurological damage was observed when rats were given acrylamide in their drinking water. The lowest effective dose was 2 mg/kg body weight and day, and the highest no-effect dose was 0.5 mg/kg body weight and day. Also humans exposed to high doses of acrylamide have shown neurological damage, e.g. some workers occupied in the building of the tunnel at Hallandsåsen. It is difficult to assess the highest acrylamide dose in humans that does not cause neurological effects
Decreased fertility was observed in rats exposed to 5-10 mg acrylamide/kg body weight and day.
What foods contain acrylamide? Acrylamide is probably formed in many types of food, many of which have not yet been analyzed. But among the foods that have been analyzed, potato chips and French fries generally contained the highest levels. The average content in potato chips is approximately 1000 micrograms/kg and in French fries approximately 500 micrograms/kg. Other food groups which may contain low as well as high levels of acrylamide are fried bread products-such as doughnuts-breakfast cereals, fried potato products, biscuits, cookies and snacks, such as tortilla chips and popcorn.
Eat lots of fruits and vegetables, and protect yourself with a good antioxidant.
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