This technique can reduce carcinogens in meat by up to 95%

Firing up the grill this weekend? Be careful about searing those hamburger patties and letting them sit on one side for too long. Doing that could cause a buildup of carcinogenic compounds.

There’s a better way, says Dr. Trisha Pasricha, a physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and The Washington Post’s Ask a Doctor columnist.

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