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When You Heat Natural Plant-Based Foods You Can Get Cancer-Causing Acrylamide

When You Heat Natural Plant-Based Foods You Can Get Cancer-Causing Acrylamide

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  • Acrylamide, a cancer-causing and potentially neurotoxic chemical, is created when carbohydrate-rich foods are cooked at high temperatures, whether baked, fried, roasted, grilled or toasted

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