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From: richard@sequent.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: BBQ and health
Message-ID: <453@sequent.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 13-Apr-84 01:56:27 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr 13 01:56:27 1984
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If you like BarBQing, read no further.

When grease falls from meat on to the surface of the charcoal (or any 
extremely hot object) it is super-heated, and the resulting vapors
condense on the underside of the meat.  Although I do not know the 
details of the reaction, the residue apparently contains *extremely*
carcinogenic compunds.

I read this several years ago, and have long since forgotten the source,
and would appreciate seeing substantiating arguments.  (I'd actually
prefer being disproved.)  I believe that carcinogens on one ordinary
stake were on the order of several packs of cigarets.

Oh, well.  If it weren't for pizza, I'd probably be a vegetarian
myself be now.  (Pizza without meat doesn't deserve the title.)

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