How unhealthy is BBQing?

Written By Susi Shelium

Sources and references for the latest Youtube video about how unhealthy BBQing really is and if you should cut out grilled food from your diet forever.

  • Pelucchi, C., Bosetti, C., Galeone, C.; La Vecchia, C. "Dietary acrylamide and cancer risk: an updated meta‐analysis." International journal of cancer, 136, 2015, 2912-2922.

  • https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/aug/02/smoke-signals-dna-adaptation-helped-early-humans-deal-with-toxic-fumes

  • https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/diet/cooked-meats-fact-sheet

  • Hubbard, Troy D., et al. "Divergent Ah receptor ligand selectivity during hominin evolution." Molecular biology and evolution 33.10 (2016): 2648-2658.

  • Skog, K. I., M. A. E. Johansson, and M. I. Jägerstad. "Carcinogenic heterocyclic amines in model systems and cooked foods: a review on formation, occurrence and intake." Food and Chemical Toxicology 36.9-10 (1998): 879-896.

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