The Claim: Grilled Meat Causes Cancer

THE FACTS The news is grim for backyard chefs everywhere. For years, studies have suggested that chemicals in grilled meat may be linked to cancer. Now, just in time for barbecue season, the Department of Health and Human Services has added heterocyclic amines - the compounds formed in red meat, poultry and fish during the grilling - to its list of carcinogens. At least one other group of ... ................
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