BHT: The Secret in Your Cereal | 2nd Green Revolution  BHT: The
Secret in Your Cereal  I was browsing the cereal aisle recently
and looking at a non-organic cereal (bad I know).  While
scanning the ingredient list (something you must always do!) I
noticed an ingredient I had not heard of- BHT.  I was really
curious what it was so I decided to do some research.  What is
BHT?  Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is a  phenolic compound
that is often added to foods to preserve fats, it is also
commonly added to cosmetics.  BHT is also known as a stabilizer
in pesticides, gasoline, lubricants, and soaps.  My first
reaction to reading this definition was- do cereals really have
that much fat in them that they need a preservative for them?
 Last I checked generally cereals were just high in sugar not
fat, so I am a little confused on why this is being added to
cereals.  Also, why are we eating a man-made product that is
commonly put into cosmetics?  That sounds like a terrible idea
to me.  It is also listed as one of th