Acrylamide?? Suspected Cancer Causing Substance in many things and varies by method of cooking??

[dahunan]

Is anything safe to eat anymore?

Suspected cancer-causing substance in common foods
The Canadian Press

Tuesday, February 25, 2003


BELTSVILLE, Md. -- French fries and potato chips have been dubbed villains when it comes to a possibly cancer-causing substance, but Americans get a lot of the chemical from everyday nutritious staples, government scientists said yesterday.

Fries and chips contain more of the substance, called acrylamide, than other fried or baked foods.

But foods with low acrylamide levels that are eaten frequently -- from vitamin-packed breakfast cereal to toast and coffee -- have an impact on the exposure to the possible carcinogens, the Food and Drug Administration concluded.

So someone who dislikes fries but guzzles coffee or eats cereal daily might absorb as much acrylamide as a fry-lover, the FDA said.

Frito-Lay and Procter & Gamble outlined for FDA's food safety advisers yesterday some clues that suggest adding the amino acid cysteine or minerals such as calcium, might remove acrylamide from at least some foods.

Acrylamide forms during traditional cooking methods, whether from ready-made foods or raw ingredients fried or baked at home. It forms when a naturally occurring amino acid called asparagine is heated to high temperatures with certain sugars such as glucose.

Foods that account for most of the population's exposure include:

- Fries and chips, at 16 to 48 micrograms per serving.

- Toast, at 9.8 micrograms per serving, and soft bread, at 2.2.

- Breakfast cereal, 7.3 micrograms.

- Cookies, 6.6 micrograms.

- Coffee, 2 micrograms.

Scientists are hunting practical methods that won't hurt food safety or taste.

http://www.canada.com/health/story.html?id=13EB7E92-1F53-406D-81E0-DC2C2C0BE607

 

[Joemonkey]

so, food contains this stuff natively? it's not due to processing or anything?

 

[MacBaine]

We're all gonna die, stop eating.

 

[Colt45]

I wonder if I'll die faster from the cancer, or from quitting eating.. hmm.. 😉

 

[Chadder007]

some clues that suggest adding the amino acid cysteine or minerals such as calcium, might remove acrylamide from at least some foods.

Drink milk and you'll be fine. 😀

 

[shiner]

Living causes cancer.

 

[shiner]

Snack Food Cancer Risk Debunked

Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Cancer Risk

By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Michael Smith, MD
on Tuesday, January 28, 2003

Jan. 28, 2003 -- French fry and snack food lovers can breathe a sigh of relief, for now. The first study to look at the link between a substance found in many fried and processed foods and the risk of cancer in humans shows there's no cause for alarm.

Last spring, a Swedish study raised concerns after it found high levels of acrylamide -- a substance thought to cause cancer in animals -- in many popular foods, including potato chips, breads, and cereals. Experts say acrylamide seems to be produced when carbohydrate-rich foods are cooked at prolonged, high temperatures.


But in a new study, published in the Jan. 28 issue of the British Journal of Cancer, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden found no evidence that eating foods high in acrylamide increases the risk of three common forms of cancer in humans.


The study compared the diets of close to 1,000 cancer patients and more than 500 healthy adults over a five-year period. They were specifically looking for any link between eating foods known to contain acrylamide and cancer of the bladder, colon, or kidney.


Researchers found people who ate the most acrylamide were at no greater risk of cancer than those who ate less.


In addition, people who ate moderate or high levels of acrylamide had no higher risk of any of the types of cancer studied.


But researchers are quick to point out that these findings don't mean eating fried foods is healthy.


It's reassuring that when we looked in detail at the effects of eating foods with high levels of acrylamide we found no increased risk for three major cancers, says Lorelei Mucci, of the Harvard School of Public Health, in a news release. "The findings don't condone eating junk food, however." she adds.


Acrylamide does increase the risk of certain nerve conditions and more research needs to be done in this area, says Mucci. "Overall, the results of this study provide some evidence that it looks as though there's much less to worry about than was initially thought".


Link with further info

 

[McPhreak]

Originally posted by: shinerburke
Snack Food Cancer Risk Debunked

Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Cancer Risk

By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Michael Smith, MD
on Tuesday, January 28, 2003

Jan. 28, 2003 -- French fry and snack food lovers can breathe a sigh of relief, for now. The first study to look at the link between a substance found in many fried and processed foods and the risk of cancer in humans shows there's no cause for alarm.

Last spring, a Swedish study raised concerns after it found high levels of acrylamide -- a substance thought to cause cancer in animals -- in many popular foods, including potato chips, breads, and cereals. Experts say acrylamide seems to be produced when carbohydrate-rich foods are cooked at prolonged, high temperatures.


But in a new study, published in the Jan. 28 issue of the British Journal of Cancer, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden found no evidence that eating foods high in acrylamide increases the risk of three common forms of cancer in humans.


The study compared the diets of close to 1,000 cancer patients and more than 500 healthy adults over a five-year period. They were specifically looking for any link between eating foods known to contain acrylamide and cancer of the bladder, colon, or kidney.


Researchers found people who ate the most acrylamide were at no greater risk of cancer than those who ate less.


In addition, people who ate moderate or high levels of acrylamide had no higher risk of any of the types of cancer studied.


But researchers are quick to point out that these findings don't mean eating fried foods is healthy.


It's reassuring that when we looked in detail at the effects of eating foods with high levels of acrylamide we found no increased risk for three major cancers, says Lorelei Mucci, of the Harvard School of Public Health, in a news release. "The findings don't condone eating junk food, however." she adds.


Acrylamide does increase the risk of certain nerve conditions and more research needs to be done in this area, says Mucci. "Overall, the results of this study provide some evidence that it looks as though there's much less to worry about than was initially thought".


Link with further info

Canada got pwned.

 

[shiner]

Originally posted by: McPhreak

Originally posted by: shinerburke
Snack Food Cancer Risk Debunked

Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Cancer Risk

By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Michael Smith, MD
on Tuesday, January 28, 2003

Jan. 28, 2003 -- French fry and snack food lovers can breathe a sigh of relief, for now. The first study to look at the link between a substance found in many fried and processed foods and the risk of cancer in humans shows there's no cause for alarm.

Last spring, a Swedish study raised concerns after it found high levels of acrylamide -- a substance thought to cause cancer in animals -- in many popular foods, including potato chips, breads, and cereals. Experts say acrylamide seems to be produced when carbohydrate-rich foods are cooked at prolonged, high temperatures.


But in a new study, published in the Jan. 28 issue of the British Journal of Cancer, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden found no evidence that eating foods high in acrylamide increases the risk of three common forms of cancer in humans.


The study compared the diets of close to 1,000 cancer patients and more than 500 healthy adults over a five-year period. They were specifically looking for any link between eating foods known to contain acrylamide and cancer of the bladder, colon, or kidney.


Researchers found people who ate the most acrylamide were at no greater risk of cancer than those who ate less.


In addition, people who ate moderate or high levels of acrylamide had no higher risk of any of the types of cancer studied.


But researchers are quick to point out that these findings don't mean eating fried foods is healthy.


It's reassuring that when we looked in detail at the effects of eating foods with high levels of acrylamide we found no increased risk for three major cancers, says Lorelei Mucci, of the Harvard School of Public Health, in a news release. "The findings don't condone eating junk food, however." she adds.


Acrylamide does increase the risk of certain nerve conditions and more research needs to be done in this area, says Mucci. "Overall, the results of this study provide some evidence that it looks as though there's much less to worry about than was initially thought".


Link with further info

Canada got pwned.

Yeah....like that's never happened before.

 

[McPhreak]

Originally posted by: shinerburke

Originally posted by: McPhreak

Originally posted by: shinerburke
Snack Food Cancer Risk Debunked

Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Cancer Risk

By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Michael Smith, MD
on Tuesday, January 28, 2003

Jan. 28, 2003 -- French fry and snack food lovers can breathe a sigh of relief, for now. The first study to look at the link between a substance found in many fried and processed foods and the risk of cancer in humans shows there's no cause for alarm.

Last spring, a Swedish study raised concerns after it found high levels of acrylamide -- a substance thought to cause cancer in animals -- in many popular foods, including potato chips, breads, and cereals. Experts say acrylamide seems to be produced when carbohydrate-rich foods are cooked at prolonged, high temperatures.


But in a new study, published in the Jan. 28 issue of the British Journal of Cancer, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden found no evidence that eating foods high in acrylamide increases the risk of three common forms of cancer in humans.


The study compared the diets of close to 1,000 cancer patients and more than 500 healthy adults over a five-year period. They were specifically looking for any link between eating foods known to contain acrylamide and cancer of the bladder, colon, or kidney.


Researchers found people who ate the most acrylamide were at no greater risk of cancer than those who ate less.


In addition, people who ate moderate or high levels of acrylamide had no higher risk of any of the types of cancer studied.


But researchers are quick to point out that these findings don't mean eating fried foods is healthy.


It's reassuring that when we looked in detail at the effects of eating foods with high levels of acrylamide we found no increased risk for three major cancers, says Lorelei Mucci, of the Harvard School of Public Health, in a news release. "The findings don't condone eating junk food, however." she adds.


Acrylamide does increase the risk of certain nerve conditions and more research needs to be done in this area, says Mucci. "Overall, the results of this study provide some evidence that it looks as though there's much less to worry about than was initially thought".


Link with further info

Canada got pwned.

Yeah....like that's never happened before.

What's funny is that the Canada article was published after the WebMD article...

retro-pwned. 😛