To Block The Carcinogens, Add A Touch Of Rosemary When Grilling Meats

Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 23:21 in Health & Medicine

Rosemary, a member of the mint family and a popular seasoning on its own, also has benefits as a cancer prevention agent. Apply it to hamburgers and it can break up the potentially cancer-causing compounds that can form when the meat is cooked. Most people don't want a rosemary-flavored burger, So if you get the extract you don't really know it's there, according to the researcher.

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