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Popcorn could become the new health food after scientists discovered it may protect against a digestive disease, known as diverticulitis.

Never needing an excuse for the guilty movie snack, the findings published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, revealed that those who snack on popcorn are 28% less likely to suffer from the bowel problem, which involves the formation of 'pouches' on the outside of the colon which can become infected and inflamed.

A study following the dietary habits of over 47,000 men indicated that the cinema snack significantly reduces the chance of suffering from the disease.

Apparently one indicator that popcorn is the new wonder snack is down to one nutrient within the corn called lutein, which has anti-inflammatory properties.

Although antibiotics can clear up the disease, we can't help jumping on this breakthrough news and will be going for a jumbo bucket on our next trip to the cinema…

Wednesday 17 September 2008

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I frequently have plain popcorn when I want something crunchy. Being a crisp fan, I like crunchy and savoury which popcorn gives but without the fat.

I doubt that the experts are enthusing about the Cinema versions drenched in sugar, or butter and salt though, more's the pity
Comment by Catherine on September 17 14:01

Interesting research but it didn't mention that most popcorn sold is either covered in salt or toffee/sugar, so you may not get bowel disease but you may increase your chances of heart disease or obesity!!
(Better to pop it yourself in an electric popcorn maker and eat it plain but it's not very appetising.) Seems like another piece of research that will just confuse us more about diet and health.
Comment by Lucy Crease on September 17 22:37

Please don't encourage us to go to the cinema and eat a gallon of popcorn on the basis that it's healthy for us. Aired plan popcorn maybe! but not the high fat sugar/salt content popcorn that they sell in the cinemas. Research also suggest that one bucket of popcorn has as much fat as a burger..
Comment by Sam on June 18 11:55