In food plants, diacetyl — a flavoring agent used in microwave popcorn and some packaged snacks — has been linked to a sometimes deadly disease called bronchiolitis obliterans, a close relative of COPD. (health.com)
Chronic GVHD is characterized by autoimmune - like, fibrotic changes in multiple organs such as the skin (causing scleroderma) and the lungs (causing bronchiolitis obliterans), and fibrosis of the salivary glands, liver, and gut. (sciencedaily.com)
Popcorn's dark side A 53 - year - old Colorado man who ate two bags of microwaved popcorn daily for 10 years apparently developed bronchiolitis obliterans, aka popcorn worker's lung, a debilitating disease previously seen only in popcorn factory workers. (scientificamerican.com)