Acrylamide has been shown to cause cancer in lab animals, but we don't know what levels
of acrylamide exposures are dangerous for humans.
Not exact matches
Animal studies have shown that
exposure to
acrylamide increases the risk
of several types
of cancer, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer considers
acrylamide a «probable human carcinogen.»
Exposure to high levels
of acrylamide in the workplace via inhalation or the skin causes nerve damage.
If you want to minimize your
exposure to dietary
acrylamide, you'll need to restrict your intake
of the above foods in order to stay well under the EPA reference dose maximum safety level
of 2 micrograms per kilogram
of body weight (or about 140 micrograms for a person weighing 150 pounds).
Even though our metabolic pathways can help us detoxify
acrylamide, however, we can still overload the detox capability
of these pathways and put ourselves at health risk from excess
exposure to this substance.
Yet, baked snack foods containing wheat and sugar — including cookies and crackers — and processed foods involving toasted grains — including toasted wheat cereals — are considered among the highest risk
of foods when it comes to
acrylamide exposure.