Here are the final 2 Summer Food Myths from the Rachel Ray Magazine:
1. MYTH: Grilled foods up your cancer risk. FALSE! Grilled food is safe; it's charring you should avoid--that black, ashy layer may contain risk-increasing chemicals. To nix charring, cook at a lower temp to stop flare ups, and marinate with antioxidant rich herbs. Research suggests that taking these steps can help fend off the concerning compounds. By the way, the chemicals form only on animal proteins. If you like grilled vegetables with dark, crispy bits, have at them!
2. MYTH: Drinking hot tea on a blazing day cools you off better than chugging ice water. FALSE! This old wives tale comes from the theory that hot drinks will make you sweat, which helps you cool down faster. But ultimately, any physiological changes caused by sipping a hot drink are too small to affect your overall body temperature. A cold drink no more cools the body than an ice cube cools a hot sidewalk.
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