Dietary Exposure Among Adults in Selangor, Malaysia, to Heterocyclic Amines and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Cooked Meat and Fish

• Main Author: Jahurul, Md. Haque Akanda
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19649/1/FSTM_2010_21.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19649/

Heterocyclic amines (HCAs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are possible human carcinogens and potent mutagens which increase the incidence of colon, mammary, prostate, breast and other cancers in rodents. Food containing meat and fish are the most important source of exposure to HCAs and...