BBQ tips: 7 ways to grill your food a little more healthily

Using kebabs, rather than a large piece of meat, enables the meat to cook faster, thus, spending less time at high temperatures that can form carcinogenic chemicals. — TNS

The last big national grill day of the year was on Labour Day (Sept 2 in the US). I t was time to break out the barbecue, and grilled is good for us, right? It’s better than fried and tastes so much better than anything boiled or popped in the microwave.

Unfortunately though, there is a downside. According to the US National Cancer Institute, when beef, pork, fish or poultry are cooked at high temperatures – such as pan frying or over an open flame – chemicals called heterocyclic amines (HCAs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are formed.