olive oil can still be healthy. But, she said, it’s better to have control over how the snack is prepared from the start.
The same logic goes for popcorn coated in sugar, such as caramel corn, she said.
“Air-popped would be a good way to prepare popcorn because it gives you some control over the seasonings that you add afterward — how much salt, or how much oil or butter,” Vadiveloo said.
Microwave popcorn may have posed an entirely different set of health problems in the past, but many of the chemicals involved have been removed in recent years.
One such chemical, diacetyl, has been linked to a disease called popcorn lung, which causes shortness of breath and wheezing. Diacetyl, which gives some
