The suspected culprit: diacetyl
MONSANTO, CHEVRON, SHELL AND CYANAMID HAVE CLOSED APPROXIMATELY 445 MILLION LB OF ACETONE CAPACITY SINCE 1982 [CHEMICAL PROFILE: ACETONE, (1985)]**PEER REVIEWED** DURING 1984, APPROXIMATELY 15% OF US ACETONE OUTPUT WAS DERIVED FROM ISOPROPANOL [CHEMICAL PRODUCTS SYNOPSIS: ACETONE, 1984]**PEER REVIEWED** 0.40-0.45 kg of acetone per kg of cumene are produced as a coproduct with phenol via cumene peroxidation route
Significant weight loss followed, ultimately necessitating a feeding tubecreating a stark contrast to her previously vibrant image
Lobbyists with ties to the tobacco industry along with economists and some politicians have argued that the high prices of legal cigarettes is driving people to the illicit market, and that the tobacco excise needs to be cut to curb this
Kurt Ribisl, a professor at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, said that he wouldnt be surprised if theres a small increase in cigarette smoking because few states have raised excise taxes recently or passed comprehensive smoke-free air laws
