[h=1]Barbecued and smoked meat tied to risk of death from breast cancer[/h]
Lisa Rapaport
(Reuters Health) - Women who eat a lot of grilled, smoked and barbecued meats and develop breast cancer may be more likely to die from their cancer than those who eat less of these foods, a U.S. study suggests.
A higher intake of barbecued, smoked or grilled meat before diagnosis was also associated with 23 percent higher odds of death from all causes, the study found.
?There are many carcinogens found in grilled or smoked meats,? said lead study author Humberto Parada, a researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ?One of the most common are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), which are formed during combustion of organic material.? ..
