Can Grilling Meat Cause Cancer?

July fourth is getting near and our favorite holiday past time during this time of year is to barbecue. Hot dogs and hamburgers on the grill is what most families will be doing. However, the American Institute of Cancer Research is urging everyone to rethink this all-American pastime. "Grilling any meat — red, white or fish — produces potent carcinogens, the institute said after analyzing the results of 7,000 studies." The high heat of the grill reacts with the protein in meats causing cancer causing agents such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, that are found in the smoke created when fat and juices from meats drip and hit the heat source. The smoke rises and can stick to the meat.

Just because you have a gas grill does not change the findings. Both gas and charcoal grills have the same effect. Grilling should be limited to a once in awhile occasion. Experts are advising that Americans need to cut down on many forms of meat however they are cooked. There is overwhelming evidence that red meat is a cause of colorectal cancer and it should prompt Americans to curb their consumption of red meat.

So this 4th of July start a new tradition with your family, one that does not require grilling.



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