I’m not sure if burnt toast is eaten too often but roasted potatoes are extremely popular. Can they give you cancer? That’s a harrowing thought for most of us. This explains so is worth a read if these are foods you eat regularly. No one wants cancer obviously. You might need to change the way you eat.
Key Takeaways:
- The Food Standards Agency in the UK launched a campaign Monday to warn about cancer risks linked to eating burnt toast, over-roasted potatoes and other starchy foods cooked at high temperatures.
- The campaign is based on longstanding evidence from animal studies in 2002, but the link is yet to be proved in human studies.
- Acrylamide is what makes bread and potatoes turn golden in color when fried, baked, toasted or roasted. The compound is formed from simple sugars, such as glucose, reacting with an amino acid.
“Earlier mouse studies identified that high levels of a compound called acrylamide led to an increased risk of cancer.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/23/health/burnt-toast-cancer-risk-roast-potatoes-acrylamide-bn/index.html