Is Eating Burned Food Bad For You?

Ladies you know when you are in a hurry to get to work, but before you run out the door you know you need to eat a little something.  So you pop two slices of toast in the toaster while you run around to gather up your purse, keys and shoes.  But when the toast pops up you notice it's a little crispy.  But you need to eat something and you don't have time to toast  anymore bread. So you scrape it off quickly, grab a couple of napkins and run out the door.  Well you might not want to eat that burned toast  anymore.  And here's why.


Studies show that  eating burned food could actually be bad for you.   A Dutch study was done that showed an increased risk of cancer in women who were exposed to the chemical acrylamide, which forms on fried or baked foods, especially when those foods are burned.  Read more at www.mnn.com