My 5-year-old child likes grilled fish and meat. How should I eat it to ensure it is safe for his health? (Thanh Thao, Ho Chi Minh City)
Reply:
Grilled foods contain a lot of fat, grease and toxic substances that are not good for health. When grilled at high temperatures, the grease in the meat creates toxic gases and toxins that stick to the grilled meat. They can cause cancer if absorbed in large amounts and regularly.
Grilling meat directly at high temperatures causes charring, creating chemicals that can cause cancer, heterocyclic amines (HACs). Many types of HCAs are formed by the breakdown of amino acids when grilling meat at high temperatures above 200 degrees Celsius. These HCAs are located at the burnt meat. Fat dripping onto the grill, the flames covering the food also create polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), a chemical that is a potential carcinogen.
Grilled foods are often low in nutrients. They are dry and hard, so they are not suitable for children because their teeth are still weak and their digestion is poor.
You should not feed your child grilled food or greasy foods regularly because it increases the risk of obesity, high blood fat, dangerous diseases, and is harmful to health.
However, if children like it, parents can feed them grilled food in appropriate amounts and preparation methods, maybe 1-2 times a week. Avoid grilling food directly with charcoal, wrap it in foil, and prioritize grilling with safe equipment. Do not grill at high temperatures, do not cause scorching, choose grilled food with no or little fat. Families marinate meat with sauces such as tomato sauce before grilling to limit scorching.
Doctor Tran Thi Tra Phuong
Nutrihome Nutrition Clinic System
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