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Re:On why I gave up drinking in my early twenties by archagon on Thursday December 22, 2022 @11:57PM (#34102467)
Not to defend alcohol, but by that logic, we should also be giving up on BBQ, cured meats, and stir fries, and yet I don't see very many people merrily throwing those away.
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Re:On why I gave up drinking in my early twenties by slenk on Friday December 23, 2022 @12:06AM (#34102508)
Those are carcinogenic every consumption?
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Re:On why I gave up drinking in my early twenties by archagon on Friday December 23, 2022 @12:09AM (#34102519)
I’m not sure, but they are inherently carcinogenic, so I don’t know why they wouldn’t be.
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Re:On why I gave up drinking in my early twenties by slenk on Friday December 23, 2022 @12:15AM (#34102542)
I am genuinely curious - what part of BBQ? We know red meat can lead to an increased risk of colon cancer, but you can still have it safely.
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Re:On why I gave up drinking in my early twenties by archagon on Friday December 23, 2022 @12:17AM (#34102547)
I was thinking of smoking meats in particular.
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Re:On why I gave up drinking in my early twenties by skirmish on Friday December 23, 2022 @01:58AM (#34103007)
Not only smoked meats, any meat/fish/poultry cooked at high temperature (above 300 ºF) contains carcinogenic substances [1].

[1] https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/d...

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Re:On why I gave up drinking in my early twenties by maria2 on Friday December 23, 2022 @08:38AM (#34105622)
Smoked meats have high levels of carcinogens. The carcinogens are created when food cooks at a high temp. For smoking, in particular, they are created when fat drips on to the heat source and then the resulting carcinogens end up in the meat [0].

Cured meats contain nitrates or nitrites, both of which have been associated with an increased risk of cancer.

0: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/is-smoked-meat-bad-for-yo...

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Re:On why I gave up drinking in my early twenties by cfrdcfhyt on Friday December 23, 2022 @05:10AM (#34104138)
Gave already up on meat because it fuels climate change
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Re:On why I gave up drinking in my early twenties by hackerfromthefu on Saturday December 24, 2022 @04:45AM (#34115398)
What is carcenogenic about stir fries?
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