in an article by ms elizabeth soh, 'bust-boosting' cookies pose health risks, in today's edition of the straits times (page B1), warns of the effects of these plant-hormone cookies.
but the promise of being well-endowed and the side benefit of some weight loss was seemingly too good to resist and after consuming these 'f-cup cookies, the girls (three 16-year-olds) suffered gastric pains and diarrhoea.
thank God, the girls have been treated and have also recovered.
in a check with the ava (agri-food and veterinary authority of singapore), a spokesman said the cookies have not been cleared for sale in singapore as not enough is known about whether pueraria mirifica* is safe to be used in food.
these cookies were ordered from a local blogshop which also offers japanese 'slimming' pills and also 'bust-enhancement' chewing gum.
what is also worrying is that the cookies are selling like the proverbial hot cakes.
plastic surgeon andrew khoo of the aesthetic & reconstructive centre highlighted;
"it has been documented that quite a number of breast cancers are oestrogen-receptor positive, which means they are hormone-trigered tumours. it's not worth taking the risk of continually stimulating one's breast tissue by ingesting plant hormones."
my comments:
consumers, especially children, should be extra wary and vigilant of being enticed by undocumented and unverified (by authoritative sources) claims. this is more so when it comes to ingesting the so-called supplements, drugs and even conterfeit products which may pose a risk to one's health.
and if the consumption of such supplements, drugs or even counterfeit products result in hospitalisation, then the other aspect of this risk may even invalidate the admission of any claim to the benefits of a healthcare plan.
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