acrylamides

Think Twice About How You Cook Your Food

Who hasn’t heard of celebrities who have chosen to go “raw”? Every time I’ve heard about a raw food activist, I’ve wondered why and then just as rapidly dismissed the thought from my head. But, recently those fleeting thoughts kept gnawing at me the way these raw followers gnaw on carrots and uncooked nuts. So, here’s what I gathered in my mind prior to reading anything about the Raw Food diet and based on what I know from the scientific …

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Potato Chips and Heart Disease?

Sure potato chips aren’t exactly a health food (though I did see sweet potato chips with 50% DV vitamin A today). But, here’s another twist on some tasty snacks – potato chips, fries and baked goods contain a substance formed during cooking that could not only be carcinogenic but may increase your risk of developing heart disease. Scientists have known for quite some time that acrylamides, chemical compounds formed when carbohydrate-rich food is baked or fried at a high temperature, …

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