Medpie. com Warns Consumers to Marinate Meat Before Grilling: New MedPie. com Health Alert Details Research Linking BBQ Meats to Specific Cancers
MedPie. com has published at www. medpie. com, an article warning consumers of the importance of marinating barbecue meats before grilling in order to counteract cancer agents. These carcinogens are released during the barbecue process and have been associated with a variety of specific cancers. This MedPie. com Health Alert urges consumers to take the time to marinate meats before grilling for a healthy Fourth of July.
Rye, NY, (PRWEB) June 30, 2009
Just in time for the Fourth of July, MedPie. com (http://www. medpie. com) has published at www. medpie. com] a piece detailing why marinating barbecue meats before grilling can help neutralize cancer agents. These cancer-causing agents are called heterocyclic amines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and they're found on the surface, or even within overcooked grilled or barbecued meats.
The article, entitled "Zap BBQ Cancer Agents with BBQ Smarts", summarizes the research linking barbecued meats and ill-health effects, including certain cancers. Research by Louis et al (http://www. ncbi. nlm. nih. gov/pubmed/17497412?ordinalpos=19&itool=EntrezSystem) shows that the more well-done the steak or hamburger is after grilling or barbecuing, the higher the concentration of heterocyclic amines. Well-done red meat intake has also been associated with a higher chance of developing colorectal cancer, in a study done by Cotterchio et al. (http://www. ncbi. nlm. nih. gov/pubmed/18990750?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2) And post-menopausal women who consume a lot of grilled, barbecued, or smoked meats over a lifetime, but don't eat many fruits or vegetables, have a higher likelihood of developing breast cancer according to Steck et al.
Marinating is particularly important for those who like their meat well done, according to Louis et al. Surprisingly though, the meat does not need to be marinated for long in order to counteract the carcinogenic effects of grilling.
The solution is to marinate all barbecue-bound meats for at least five minutes before grilling. In the article, Dr. J. Scott Smith, head of graduate programs at Kansas State University's Food Science Institute in Manhattan, Kansas talks about why even a short period of marinating meat makes such a difference.
The MedPie. com article reveals that it is the anti-oxidants in most commercially available marinades that counter the carcinogenic properties of grilled meats. Smith goes on to explain how the marinades neutralize carcinogens as well.
Five minutes of marinating meat is probably fine, but stretching that time to an hour doesn't hurt. In the same study conducted by Smith et al research showed that marinating meats for an hour may be even better if time is not a constraint. A commonly available marinade used one hour before grilling significantly reduced the carcinogen presence in grilled meat, according to Smith et al (http://www. ncbi. nlm. nih. gov/pubmed/19241593?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2).
MedPie. com strongly urges all consumers to marinate all meats before barbecuing. To encourage consumers to do so, the media company also published on www. medpie. com an easy-to-make marinade recipe from its Evidence Based Diet recipe collection.
MedPie. com is an online media company dedicated to providing the data behind current health and medical news headlines. MedPie's mission is to provide health consumers with the evidence necessary to make intelligent medical choices.
For more information on MedPie. com's Zap Fourth of July BBQ Carcinogens, or to schedule an interview with Robert Latkany, MD, CEO of MedPie. com please call 917-257-2303.
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