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Grilling Meat At High Temperature May Produce Carcinogenic Compounds That Can Be Absorbed Through The Skin, Study Suggests.

HealthDay (5/23, Dallas) reports researchers found that carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) can be absorbed through the skin. The article explains that "grilling meats at a high temperature can produce" PAHs, which "can cause lung disease and DNA mutations." The findings were published in Environmental Science & Technology.

        Medical Daily (5/23, Bharanidharan) reports that "according to the National Cancer Institute, PAHs can cause changes in our DNA that may increase the risk of cancer."

Benjamin Hidalgo-Matlock

Skin Care Physicians of Costa Rica

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