Talk:Butylated hydroxytoluene

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BHT as a cure

BHT has been said, and proven to work on herpes and help with other diseases. I also would like to know why there is no information in the article for BHT as a "cure" for many diseases.

"BHT is a suspected mutagen and carcinogen. There have been cases in which some individuals have had difficulty metabolizing BHT, resulting in health and behavior changes."

-- So, we have some assertions here of suspected and observed BHT-related health problems. Anybody care to provide some cites for these? (28 Sept 2005)

-- Also it would be helpful if someone with expertise were to comment on its use in preventing Herpes outbreaks (Simplexes I and II). I have used it for 10 years now for cold sores and it has proven very effective with no short term side effects.

There are many errors in this. BHT was not banned from the UK, and some studies have not proven any increase in cancer risks and actually the opposite.

Yes, I remember reading about one study where rats fed food with BHT lived longer than those without it, presumably due to the compound's ability to neutralize free-radicals.--71.227.190.111 19:32, 25 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Let's see some citations for all the studies that have shown it's safe. I'm sure there's TONS, right? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.14.78.105 (talk • contribs)

That is an unfair comparison, safe chemicals don't appear in studies, because there is no need to (there are more articles about the risks of drowning in water, than about water being safe to drink). But I have added an MSDS which does state that it is an expected carcinogen. --Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 13:32, 31 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you have ever read any health magazine then you know there are tons of studies about the health benefits of drinking water, so your argument is not well stated. BHT is an amazing and cheep preservative, if there were conclusive evidence it was safe, then the companies using it would be releasing them to the general public. Instead, they would rather challenge the results of studies which suggest otherwise instead of providing safety data that doesn't exist. Here are two well sited articles that talk about the potential use of BHT as an antiviral agent, and its well established health risks; ^[1] ^[2]. It seems clear to me that the FDA has approved it based on studies looking at the risk of BHT consumption in singular food sources, which may be fine for most livers to handle. The real danger of BHT is when people are consuming it regularly from several food sources, and their livers become overstressed. Now of course this claim is not as well supported because these are the studies that are not being provided to the public. Dkriegls 19:05, 6 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Australia

Is this chemical banned in Australia? I am unsure because this document gives directions on how much can be added to certain foods: http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/_srcfiles/FSC_Amend_1_3_1_Part_1_v80.pdf (Mattrix18 00:19, 29 January 2007 (UTC))[reply]

BHT use as Peroxideinhibitorin Ether& THF

Can any bodyexplain how BHT use as Peroxideinhibitorin Ether& THF, & the effect ofquantity of BHT?221.135.190.225 12:30, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Refs

Branen A. L. (1975). "Toxicology and biochemistry of butylated hydroxyanisole and butylated hydroxytoluene". J Am Oil Chem Soc. 52 (2): 59–63.
Lanigan R. S., Yamarik T. A. (2002). "Final report on the safety assessment of BHT". International Journal of Toxicology. 21 Supl 2 (5): 19–94. doi:10.1080/10915810290096513.
Bomhard E. M., Bremmer J. N., Herbold B. A. (1992). "Review of the mutagenicity/genotoxicity of butylated hydroxytoluene". Mutat. Res. 277 (3): 187–200.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Babich H. (1982). "Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT): A review". Environmental Research. 29 (1): 1–29. doi:10.1016/0013-9351(82)90002-0.
Witschi H., Malkinson A. M., Thompson J. A. (1989). "Metabolism and pulmonary toxicity of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)". Pharmacol Ther. 42 (1): 89–113. doi:10.1016/0163-7258(89)90023-5.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
F. Shahidi (1989). "Antioxidants in food and food antioxidants". Nahrung/Food. 44 (3): 158–163.

--Stone 15:54, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

colligative props.?

How about freezing point depression constant and stuff like that? colligative properties? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.4.225.131 (talk) 01:51, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Controversy not about BHT?!?!?!

This page has a section titled "Controversy". The text in this section is almost exactly the same as the section "Controversy" in Butylated_hydroxyanisole, including referring to BHT as E320 (Even though BHT is E321, as stated at the top of the page). Can someone explain this to me? Talk2chun (talk) 12:47, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've restored an earlier version of the section. It obviously needs some work, but I think it is better. -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:19, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttp://chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/aa082101a.htm

[2] ttp://www.advance-health.com/bht.html

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