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To: jlallen who wrote (49468)	6/7/2002 4:44:16 PM
From: goldworldnet	Respond to of 82486

Norway Study Backs Risks of Cancer in Chips Thu Jun 6,10:47 AM ET OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian scientists said on Thursday they had confirmed Swedish research indicating that fried and baked foods contained a cancer-causing substance and urged big eaters to cut back. The Norwegian Food Control Authority said its study indicated that high levels of acrylamide in fried and baked foods caused 30 cases of cancer a year among Norway's 4.5 million population. A similar Swedish study last month also found that potato chips, french fries, biscuits and bread contained alarmingly high amounts of acrylamide, an agent formed in high concentrations when carbohydrate-rich foods are fried or baked. The Norwegian authority said its study broadly found the same results as the Swedes and a subsequent British study. The Swedish researchers found the results so shocking that they published before other scientists had time to review the survey. "Until further notice, the Norwegian Food Control Authority recommends people to eat a varied diet and not to fry food too hard," it said in a statement. "Big consumers should however reduce their consumption if they...want to be on the safe side." But it said that bread, which had the lowest concentrations of acrylamide in the survey of 30 types of food, was safe. Bread is still a major source of the agent since most people eat far more bread than crisps. "The positive effects of eating bread are much greater than the risk from acrylamide found in bread," it said. story.news.yahoo.com * * *