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April 19, 2005
Just When Grilling Season Begins
After going through all the trouble of putting a functioning grill on our rooftop - the Times rains on the parade. I'm going to ignore this story.
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.
Grilled Meat Causes Cancer [NYTimes]
Posted by Nash at April 19, 2005 11:44 AM