Barbequing Beef - Cutting the Risk of Cancer

Barbequing Beef - Cutting the Risk
Most people know that barbequing meat increases cancer risk. However, can you reduce the danger and still eat it? It appears you can, according to scientists at the Cancer Research Center of the U. of Hawaii.*

The scientists found that marinating before cooking meat (and that includes chicken,) does reduce the production of harmful substances called heterocyclic amines (proteins.) They found that teriyaki sauce and turmeric/garlic sauce helped, but surprisingly, Kraft Honey Barbeque increased some harmful chemicals.

*Drs. Nerukar & Le Marchand Loic, in the Proceedings of Amer. Assn. for Cancer Res., March, l998.

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