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Over the course of the past decade, a great deal has been written about popcorn and about how popcorn can, in some instances, be not only a tasty but also a health snack. Of course, it goes without saying that one of the threshold requirements for popcorn to be considered healthy is a removal of the fat associated with butter or oil that oftentimes tops popcorn as well as the excess salt that many times is poured all over popcorn. Many people have taken great strides in ridding popcorn of both excessive butter or oil as well as salt and sodium. However, what these same people do not realize is that even by significantly reducing butter or oil and salt from the "mix", popcorn does not automatically become a completely healthy snack. There are in fact some other considerations that need to be taken into account.

The major health concerns involving popcorn stems from the presence of popcorn kernels and popcorn hulls. If kernels and hulls were not part of the popcorn mix, popcorn itself could finally receive a clean bill of health. However, more often than not, popcorn that is commercially available today contains an abundance of both kernels and hulls. And it is the kernels and hulls that pose a danger to consumers.

In considering the negative health consequences of popcorn kernels and hulls, these two elements can cause certain people serious problems in relation to their digestive system. For example, a person diagnosed with diverticulitis will find that his or her disease will seriously be aggravated if that patient consumes popcorn kernels and hulls. Indeed, this can develop into a life threatening situation on some occasions.

Dentists and orthodontists nearly universally frown upon the consumption of popcorn containing kernels and hulls. Time and time again, kernels and hulls have been found to damage teeth, braces, implants, crowns and dentures. The resulting damage and injury to a person in such instances can be severe and long lasting ... if not permanent.

People of all ages who eat popcorn that contains kernels and hulls run a very high risk of injury (and sometimes, sadly, death) due to choking. The number of people who choke on popcorn kernels or hulls annually surprisingly is very high. For this reason, very young children never should eat popcorn. Additionally, many doctors advise their older patients to avoid popcorn as well because the risks associated with choking on popcorn kernels and hulls is so very high. Of course, everyone has heard of stories of people who unfortunately have been seriously injured or even died as the result of a choking incident.

There is an alternative to the less than health traditional popcorn that remains widely distributed on the market today. Some innovative companies have mastered the technique of removing harmful popcorn kernels and popcorn hulls from their products. This type of popcorn that does not contain kernels or hulls gets a clean bill of health from physicians and nutritionists from the world over. Popcorn without kernels and without hulls provides the perfect snack alternative for people from all walks of life.