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Default Carcinogenic Grilling

On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:07:01 -0700, isw > wrote:

> I just read a scary article "4 Easy Steps for Safe Summer Grilling"
> about how "dangerous" it is to grill meat at high temperature, to let
> grease drip and flare up, and on and on. Basically, the claim is that
> anything that makes the meat taste good is going to kill you.
>

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>
> So, does anybody know (with numbers):
>
> How much does the risk of cancer increase due to eating grilled meat?
>
> What is the relative risk between grilled meat once a day, once a week,
> once a month, ..?
>


If I was a worry wart, I would be more concerned about the risks of
inhaling BBQ smoke than eating theoretical carcinogens.

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