possible explanation for SFA/ill health correlations

[Guest guest]

We've discussed before the possibility that correlations between animal

products high in SFAs and health problems could be do to various overlooked

variables, such as quality of meat.

Here's one I don't remember discussing... what about how the meat is COOKED.

I've been waitering recently, and I notice that a LOT of people eat their

meat well done, and most people eat it medium or higher. Whereas I wouldn't eat

anything that was cooked more than rare, except ground beef, which I usually

eat medium rare (and which most other people eat medium well or well.) Since

cooking not only destroys important nutrients but also causes the devleopment

of carcinogens, it seems reasonable that in a society where most people eat

overcooked (by our standards) meat as a norm, that you'd find correlations

between meat and ill health.

Chris