The Health Risks Associated With BBQ’ing
Barbecues – hot sunny days, good friends, good food, what could be better? But as with so
many good things in life, the naysayers will tell you that barbecues pose a number of health
risks.
So let’s take a look at...
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The Health Risks Associated With BBQ’ing
Barbecues – hot sunny days, good friends, good food, what could be better? But as with so
many good things in life, the naysayers will tell you that barbecues pose a number of health
risks.
So let’s take a look at them, and then investigate what you can do to lessen any risks.
When meat is cooked at high temperatures, it causes a certain chemical reaction – creatine
and amino acids react together to form heterocyclic amines – it’s these that are believed to
be one of the causes of cancer, although meat that is roasted or baked in the oven (and not
at really high temperatures) is likely not to contain so much in the way of heterocyclic
amines.
Throw in the issue of grilling over coals though, and you conjure up a whole new
health risk, according to the June 2007 issue of the Harvard Health Letter.
Apparently there are chemicals that can cause cancer in the smoke that comes off the
barbecue, and they can be absorbed by the meat you are cooking
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