Journal: Explosion (2003/11/03)

At the risk of attracting yet another batch of FDA-conspiracy-theory nutters, I'll say I'd never had olestra before, and I don't think I'll have it again after this. I'd always thought that the problem would only manifest itself if someone were to eat a LOT of it without any other food in their system, but I only had about 1/3 of a can of Pringles, and it was just a light snack around when I also had a decent meal for dinner. I also noticed a slick of oil in the water, which was when I first thought to even check that these chips had olestra in them to begin with...

[[Yesterday I decided to try out some fat-free potato chips. It was like a flavor explosion.]]

[[This morning I had an explosion of a different sort.]]

fluffy: In no way did that feel right.

[[So much for the theory that it's "perfectly safe."]]

This Product Contains Olestra. Olestra may cause abdominal cramping and loose stools. Olestra inhibits the absorption of some vitamins and other nutrients. Vitamins A, D, E and K have been added.

Este Producia Contiene Olestra. Olestra puede causar retorcijones abdominales y deposiciones flojas.

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