Sport Carcinogenic foods?

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I've been told for a while that too much carbon in your diet leads to cancer. In other words, food that is burnt or charred. Is there truth to this? I know that no one knows where exactly cancer comes from, and that basically everything causes cancer nowadays, but I'd still like some input on the subject.

And what are some other examples of carcinogenic foods?
 
Some decent info here:
 
Anything burning produces free radicals. Cigeratte smoke, car fumes, burnt food etc. Free radicals cause cancer.

I once had a lecture from a Proffesor of oncology (the study of cancer) and he started talking about burnt toast. He said he liked his toast very burnt. He also said that he doesn't really eat enougth of it, and hasn't done over the course of his life for it the make a difference. He did however say he didn't eat burnt toast anymore because he has kids. If his kids took up the habbit of eating burnt toast from a young age then that could increase the chances of cancer significallty enougth for him to worry about it.

Incidently anything that can damage DNA, or cause errors in it's repair or transcription (producing new strands of DNA) can cause cancer. This includes the products of your cells metabolism. So living causes cancer. :( . If your worried just try and avoid smoky atmosphes, and heavy pollution. Also try and get plenty of antioxidants, such as vitamin C and A. A study in the sixties/seventies showed that supplementation of 10 grams a day of vitamin C help people already suffering from cancer live on average 4 times longer.
 
too simplified...anything organic contains carbon...that's pretty much the difference between organic and inorganic (of course, ignoring the deep sea life around volcanoes that are silica based lifeforms...but I digress).

Yes, there's been research on cooking food, particularly meats, at high temperatures, and how it creates free radicals and other carcinogenic compounds.

Moral of the story, don't grill your meat on High heat. Heat the grill with high, then roll it back to medium, then add the steaks. they'll sear a little, then cook at a lower temp for a juicier, healthier dinner.
 
I've never heard of silicon based lifeforms on earth? You sure about that? I thought the unique thing about thos thingies in deep water is that they use chemosynthesis, instead of photosynthesis, thus disproving the theory that all life needs the sun to survive.
 
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