And some people go running to the bathroom from normal potato chips too. I've never tried them myself, so I wondered. Turtle09 irritable bowel bhirsch Irritable bowel syndrome, oops. Anyway, the Center for Science in the Public Interest has been out for Olestra ever since the first chip went out on the market. Outside of the diarrhea stuff, CSPI says that Olestra reduces the absorption of carotenoids, which are the some of the nutrients you get from fruits and vegetables.
Some doctors say that a lack of carotenoids can cause cancer.
However, there isn't much science to support that carotenoid loss equals cancer. I'm not sure if it's available in Canada, Turtle. The other thing is that not too many people eat their chips with an apple. It was a movie theater test. It was blind, but not double blind.