Is burnt toast bad for you?

SideWinder · 7 Dec 2007 at 05:41

I stepped in to my halls of residence kitchen in a quest to make toast. I was greeted by my Indian flatmate and we exchanged small talk about how our day had been until he stopped me and said...

"You shouldn't really eat that..."

:confused:

I asked him why and he said burnt toast is actually bad for me, well everyone not just me obviously. I ate it anyways as i was hungry.

So is he right?

moogie · 7 Dec 2007 at 05:44

your doomed tbh

Zefan · 7 Dec 2007 at 05:47

Yes, it's carcinogenic - seriously.

A recent study showed that *anything* burned to a blackened crisp increases likelihood of some types of cancer.

:Edit: Just scrape the black bits off, it'll be fine. It's the black stuff that does the damage.

Zip · 7 Dec 2007 at 06:41

It will help whityen your teeth though

Jimmeh · 7 Dec 2007 at 06:49

If burnt toast does give you cancer, I should've been dead years ago.

roddypoddy · 7 Dec 2007 at 07:04

Yes,it sets my smoke alarm off,bloody deafening.

Nash · 7 Dec 2007 at 07:18

Zefan said:
Yes, it's carcinogenic - seriously.

A recent study showed that *anything* burned to a blackened crisp increases likelihood of some types of cancer.

:Edit: Just scrape the black bits off, it'll be fine. It's the black stuff that does the damage.

Are you being serious? If so, I never knew that. Got a link to an article or anything about it?

I love burnt toast, it's great

dbmzk1 · 7 Dec 2007 at 07:20

He tells the truth.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/chemicalworld/story/0,14534,1219603,00.html

Steeps · 7 Dec 2007 at 07:41

If you're a woman you're doomed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7124501.stm

The Dutch study followed the 120,000 volunteers - 62,000 of whom were women - for 11 years after their initial questionnaire, during which time 327 of them developed endometrial (womb) cancer, and 300 developed ovarian cancer.

With those stats, 60,000 women take part and 600 develop cancer, 1% of people studied were affected. How can they call that proof?

SexyGreyFox · 7 Dec 2007 at 07:43

I've known it for decades but I still eat burnt toast.

Tefal · 7 Dec 2007 at 07:57

Steeps said:
If you're a woman you're doomed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7124501.stm

With those stats, 60,000 women take part and 600 develop cancer, 1% of people studied were affected. How can they call that proof?

I wonder if natural cancer chance is 1%

Skully · 7 Dec 2007 at 08:11

bbspeed said:
your doomed tbh

His doomed what?

.Kencs · 7 Dec 2007 at 08:20

We are gonna miss you matey

You'll be fine eating burnt toast...just not loads of it

JodieO · 7 Dec 2007 at 08:30

Zefan said:
Yes, it's carcinogenic - seriously.

A recent study showed that *anything* burned to a blackened crisp increases likelihood of some types of cancer.

:Edit: Just scrape the black bits off, it'll be fine. It's the black stuff that does the damage.

Agree with that. Anyway, burnt toast tastes horrible, all you can taste is the burn and not the flavour. I like "warm bread" as my husband and parents call my toast

alexakasloth · 7 Dec 2007 at 08:30

Yes, it tastes disgusting!

If you die, can I have your vostro?

MookJong · 7 Dec 2007 at 08:33

Yep carcinogenic, as is balckened BBQ food

hamesy · 7 Dec 2007 at 09:02

MookJong said:
Yep carcinogenic, as is balckened BBQ food

But blackened BBQ food is the best. Cooked on the outside, raw in the inside.

Zefan · 7 Dec 2007 at 09:03

JodieG said:
I like "warm bread" as my husband and parents call my toast

Me too

I like it barely golden.

helmet · 7 Dec 2007 at 09:16

Live life on the edge, stand underneath a mobile phone mast and eat your burnt toast whislt washing it down with 2 units more than your RDA of alcohol.

Repeat for a month and you'll have your own slot on This Morning.

JodieO · 7 Dec 2007 at 09:26

Zefan said:
Me too I like it barely golden.

Hehe