{"id":141200,"date":"2022-07-24T02:26:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T09:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/?p=141200"},"modified":"2022-07-22T11:21:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T18:21:03","slug":"5-grilling-mistakes-health-experts-want-you-to-avoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/articles\/5-grilling-mistakes-health-experts-want-you-to-avoid\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Grilling Mistakes Health Experts Want You To Avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Summer is the season of outdoor activities, like going to the lake, hiking to a creek, or claiming your spot on the strand for a beach day. It\u2019s also the best time of year to have a backyard cookout and gather around the grill. There\u2019s a communal aspect to cooking over the open flame, even if that flame is from a modern propane grill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As much fun as grilling is, health experts say that there are many mistakes that people make when doing so. In fact, grilling your food increases your exposure to high levels of cancer-causing compounds. Heterocyclic amines (HCAs) form in meat muscle tissue during high temperature cooking, for example, grilling. There is strong evidence that high consumption of HCAs increases the risk of colon and stomach cancers. At the same time, HCAs can also damage DNA, and may increase the risk of lung, liver, breast, and prostate cancers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fortunately, there are ways to protect yourself from HCAs and other carcinogens that come from grilling food. Make sure to avoid these grilling mistakes<\/strong>, some of which are lesser-known, that threaten your health!<\/p>\n\n\n\n When grease, grime, char, and other dirt builds up on your grill grates, you increase the risk of fire while cooking. Additionally, all of that grime can affect the flavor of your food. Don\u2019t be a grill purist and say that, \u201cthe grime enhances the flavor,\u201d because it doesn\u2019t. When you regularly clean your grill, you kill off mold and bacteria that may affect your food\u2019s nutrition. Finally, it also reduces the risk of food contamination that can result in sickness. A great way to clean your grill is with an onion or lemon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s hard to resist the marinades that you see in the store. They taste delicious, but bottled marinades are very unhealthy because they are replete with sodium, sugar, fats, preservatives, and other processed ingredients. Make sure that you read the nutritional label<\/a> and ingredient list on these marinades, as they probably contain problematic ingredients. Thicker marinades, for example, tend to be rich in high-fructose corn syrup, which is more prone to charring. Charring can increase your exposure to carcinogens, so opt for thinner marinades that you make yourself. Many dietitians like to include rosemary in marinades because it is a carcinogen-neutralizing herb.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sure, char marks are what people want when they grill food, but you don\u2019t want your meat to develop a lot of char on the exterior. Whether you char your fish, poultry, or beef, you allow HCAs and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to form. According to research, these compounds are mutagenic, which means that they can alter your DNA and increase your cancer risk. Most PAHs form when fat and other juices from meat drop onto the open flame, causing the flames to increase in size and shoot chemicals back up onto the meat. <\/p>\n\n\n\nYou Don\u2019t Clean Your Grill Regularly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
You Use Bottled Marinades<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
You Char Your Meat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
You Opt For Well-Done<\/h2>\n\n\n\n