Barbeque Isn't as Good as it Tastes...

Before reading this article I thought the only thing that you could get from barbeque was a full stomach and heart disease, but this article was about a study that linked barbeque to breast cancer. A recent study shows the postmenopausal women who eat more red meat and barbeque have a 47% higher risk of developing breast cancer, and if they eat few fruits and veggies on top of that it increases to 74% higher than those who don’t! Although they aren’t exactly sure why this is, it does back current thinking that red meats should be avoided and replaced with a more plant-based diet. As we learned in class polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heterocyclic amines are known carcinogens produced by cooking meat at high temperatures, but these are only found in cooking or grilling red meat and not in fish or poultry. Also, there are cancer-fighting agents found in fruits and veggies, making them a good way to offset that rack of ribs on game day.


http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?alias=barbecue-lovers-may-have&chanId=sa003&modsrc=reuters