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melliewald (696.9 days ago)
My mom has told me the same thing for awhile now. I think it`s most dangerous if you have this a lot.

Dezzi (698.6 days ago)
The burntness is a carcinogen, but there is so little. Black pepper is as well though, lol

babydecember (698.7 days ago)
It`s true, but the small amounts on the toast would have no significant effect.

T3POandR2D2 (699 days ago)
The chemical that causes toast to burn - acrylamide - IS on The Canadian and U.S. list of toxic substances. However, there have been numerous studies that show no link between acrylamide and cancer.

DiandClover (699 days ago)
LOL! When I read it, I thought it said *BUM* too, but realized it was the font!!! There is *some* truth to this, but it is based on a study where lab rats were fed nothing but charred food - some developed cancer... this is an article from bbqmyth.com (yes, it is about grilled food, but the source of the charring does not matter - bbq or toaster, all the same).... basically, if you are not living on a diet of charred food, you are fine, but to be on the safe side, scrape at least most of the black stuff off! From the article: ....In actuality, the average person would need to eat heavily charred foods at each meal in order to replicate the studies. On average, people eat grilled foods once or twice a week at most. And unless you`re a terrible cook or easily distracted, chances are your food doesn`t end up burned to a crisp. If food is heavily charred, people typically throw it away and start over, or at least cut that part off. Although there is some evidence that large amounts of charred food may cause cancer, the evidence is not conclusive at this time, and there are many more questions to be answered. But once thing is apparent -- under normal grilling conditions, and with a healthy, well-balanced diet, people eating grilled foods just don`t consume the amount of charred food and carcinogens as achieved in the studies. In fact, there are many other things that are more likely to lead to cancer than eating grilled foods. Those cigarettes you or your guests smoke out on the deck are much more harmful. And a day in the sun without sunscreen puts you at risk as well. When put in perspective, the concerns about grilled foods become minor, or even non-existent.

canadababy (699 days ago)
It`s kind of true...it`s the same thing that if you char things on the bbq there is some kind of carcinogen in the burnt stuff. But I`m sure you would have to eat it all day long everyday for it to have any effect, it probably wouldn`t even in that case.

charliebaby (699 days ago)
Don`t you just love how the font on this site makes it look like BUM instead of BURN?!?! Ok so my mum never fear-mongers so I`m thinking as bizarre as it sounds, perhaps it`s true?!



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