12
Sep
2007
Deadly Weight Loss Shakes?
Posted by Thomas J. Brown at 0750 hrs
Every day for breakfast I have a weight loss shake. They're great, because they're only 230 calories and they keep me satisfied for a few hours.
I don't know what kind of can they're in, but every day, I notice rust on the rim of the can, as well as the... Uh, spout? I'm not sure what you'd call it, but the opening where the shake comes out. There's never a lot of rust, but it is definitely noticeable.
Isn't ingesting rust bad for you? Should I not be drinking these every day? Or am I just being paranoid because of that guy who got lung disease from his microwave popcorn?
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5 Comments
On 12 September 2007, Nicole said:
Thomas, I've got news. You're not gonna like it but you need to know.
You're going to die.
But it won't be the shakes.
On 13 September 2007, Thomas J. Brown said:
lol
Morah and I were joking that the cans were probably made in China, so I looked on the label and they're made in the Unite States. While looking, I noticed that they're made out of steel. So that answers the question of what material they're made of.
On 13 September 2007, Phoenix said:
Rust is iron. Iron won't immediately kill you, but it may cause cancer in men. (Look at your bottle of Men's One A Day vitamins. Notice that iron is not included)
But, I find the benefits of weight-loss-shakes to be dubious anyway. When I was losing my weight, they didn't fill me up or keep me from eating. A single scrambled egg kept me satisfied longer, with fewer calories. Of course, it wasn't as tasty as a shake. ^_^
On 17 September 2007, mcCutcheon said:
so how's the death by rust thing going for you? still on those shakes? yuck, do they even taste good?
On 17 September 2007, Thomas J. Brown said:
They actually taste pretty good. I was wary about drinking them at first, because I had previously tasted one about 10 years ago that was awful.
On 21 November 2008, said: