The Carcinogen Glycidol in Cooking Oils
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2022-01-31

Carcinogens in food. Glycidol may help explain why people who eat fried foods get more cancer.

I previously talked about 3-MCPD in The Side Effects of 3-MCPD in Bragg’s Liquid Aminos (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-side-effects-of-3-mcpd-in-braggs-liquid-aminos) and 3-MCPD in Refined Cooking Oils (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/3-mcpd-in-refined-cooking-oils). 

There is no substitute for human breast milk. Adoptive families or those who use surrogates may want to look for a nearby milk bank (https://www.hmbana.org/find-a-milk-bank/overview.html). 

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