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The health beef over barbecued meat
Los Angeles Times ^ | July 3, 2011 | Elena Conis

Posted on 07/02/2011 12:41:53 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement

Meat on the grill is as much a part of the Fourth of July as fireworks and American flags. But it is also reputed to increase cancer risk in unsuspecting patriots, thanks in part to chemical compounds formed when meats containing muscle — including beef, pork, poultry and fish — are cooked at very high temperatures.

The class of chemicals known as heterocyclic amines, or HCAs for short, were first discovered in the 1970s by Japanese scientists, who noted that compounds in the charred parts of cooked fish and meat were capable of damaging cellular and bacterial DNA in test tube experiments.

(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: bbq; cancer; foodnazis; foodpolice; foods; grill; hca; health; meats
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Ribs!


1 posted on 07/02/2011 12:41:55 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: ConservativeStatement

I grill meat maybe 6-10 times a year, I don’t really care.


2 posted on 07/02/2011 12:45:06 PM PDT by PittsburghAfterDark
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To: ConservativeStatement
Thanks for posting . . . ruining my Fourth of July BBQ.

/jk

3 posted on 07/02/2011 12:46:25 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Beer? That's the reason I get up in the afternoon.)
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Add corn on the cob with the ribs and beer.

:-)


4 posted on 07/02/2011 12:47:38 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement (Obama "acted stupidly.")
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To: ConservativeStatement

Health Food Nazis back on the march!


5 posted on 07/02/2011 12:47:49 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (FR haters of Sarah Palin are wearing me out)
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To: ConservativeStatement

I like my steaks and beef with the moo barely out of it.

In fact, I enjoy beef raw; sprinkle a bit of garlic salt and onion powder on it and it’s good to go.

But according to the ad on Rush’s show, we should boil. LOL!


6 posted on 07/02/2011 12:48:03 PM PDT by Outlaw Woman
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They spoke of Cholesterol with no less authority than they use here. I did not stop eating eggs. I will not stop eating meat. The more searing the temp the better. In six minuets when my son finishes his bottle we shall be off to the grandparents to eat seared meat. Ahhhh, life is good.

Happy 4th of July!

7 posted on 07/02/2011 12:48:38 PM PDT by TalBlack ( Evil doesn't have a day job.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

From the article:

“As scientists try to sort this out, there are a number of ways to reduce the HCA content of cooked meat....

Studies have shown that microwaving meat for a few minutes prior to barbecuing can cut down on the number of HCAs produced by as much as 90%.”

No thanks, I’ll take my chances with the real BBQ.


8 posted on 07/02/2011 12:48:59 PM PDT by ThirdMate
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The health beef over barbecued meat, ..... increase cancer risk in unsuspecting patriots, thanks in part to chemical compounds formed when meats ... — are cooked at very high temperatures.

The author must be a Yankee. "Barbeque", by definition, is "Low and Slow".

9 posted on 07/02/2011 12:49:09 PM PDT by Polybius
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To: ConservativeStatement

Okay - we’ll just grill tofu instead.


10 posted on 07/02/2011 12:49:52 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: ConservativeStatement

11 posted on 07/02/2011 12:50:25 PM PDT by nascarnation
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I’d rather die from eating ribs than tofu. Either way I’m going eventually, may as well enjoy myself in the meantime.


12 posted on 07/02/2011 12:50:25 PM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
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To: PittsburghAfterDark

Your screen name explains a lot!


13 posted on 07/02/2011 12:50:35 PM PDT by ThirdMate
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So may Calamity Janes, so many still living elderly people who pay them no attention. My dad is 86. He’s had his fair share of BBQs.

If I paid attention every time these people open their mouths, I’d be sitting in a padded room buckled to the floor.


14 posted on 07/02/2011 12:51:36 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Muslim Brotherhood (renames itself) the Liberty and Justice Party. NOT A JOKE.)
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We prefer rare aged filet Mignon, baked potato, extra sour cream, real butter,
and grated Cheddar; salad/sour cream-bleu cheese dressing; wings and ribs on
the side; dark chocolate cake topped with whipped cream and chocolate sauce.

Side of garlic bread blanketed with bacon salt.

15 posted on 07/02/2011 12:53:20 PM PDT by Liz ( A taxpayer voting for Obama is like a chicken voting for Col Sanders.)
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To: ThirdMate

n 1991, he and a Lausanne university professor published a research paper indicating that food cooked in microwave ovens could pose a greater risk to health than food cooked by conventional means.

http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/microwave-ovens-the-proven-dangers.html

Nothing is safe! We are all gonna die!


16 posted on 07/02/2011 12:53:26 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: ConservativeStatement

In September, I will be 75. Ask me if I care.


17 posted on 07/02/2011 12:53:38 PM PDT by norge (The amiable dunce is back, wearing a skirt and high heels.)
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To: Polybius

Correct. Only Yankee and California BarBQ tends to be seared and then cooked over high flames, also known as ‘grilled’ to most southerners or ranchers. Real BarBQ is cooked for 6 hrs min at low heat (Beef) and generally never directly above the heat, but convection cooked in smoked low heat.


18 posted on 07/02/2011 12:55:00 PM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: ConservativeStatement
"compounds in the charred parts of cooked fish and meat were capable of damaging cellular and bacterial DNA in test tube experiments."

One man's damage is another man's fortunate mutation. Maybe cooking meat over fires led to man's rise...

19 posted on 07/02/2011 12:56:07 PM PDT by Textide
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Oh the humanity. I'm terrified, I tell ya'...now if you'll excuse me, I have to make hotel reservations for this October: BARBECUE FESTIVAL!
Don't get between me and the front door of the Lexington Barbecue, ya' hear?
20 posted on 07/02/2011 12:57:51 PM PDT by PowderMonkey (WILL WORK FOR AMMO)
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