The Fourth of July is the most popular outdoor cooking holiday of the year, according to the Hearth, Patio, and Barbecue Association. Yet as Americans prepare to celebrate Independence Day, many are not aware that grilling some food items produces cancer causing compounds called heterocyclic amines (HCAs).
Which grilled foods contain the highest levels of these carcinogens? To answer that question, dietitians with The Cancer Project took a closer look at America’s most commonly grilled foods.
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