How About A Side Of Acrylamide With Your Fries or Chips?

The FDA has had a long history of monitoring acrylamide in our diet. Acrylamide can be formed in various heat-treated, carbohydrate-rich foods. Particularly high concentrations of acrylamide can be found in potato chips, breakfast cereals, and
crisp bread. It's thought that eating food products containing acrylamide might constitute a potential risk to human health. This recent study, Chronic intake of potato chips in humans increases the production of reactive oxygen radicals by leukocytes and increases plasma C-reactive protein: a pilot study suggests that acrylamide from foods may increase the risk of heart disease, reports this Medical News Today article, Study Provides Additional Evidence That Potato Chips Should Be Eaten In Moderation.

I'm not going to stop eating potato chips or fries. And I will try to avoid eating too much of them. Will this information change your diet?

Additional FDA Information:
An FDA Collection of Acrylamide Resources
Acrylamide in Food
1. Action Plan and Draft Action Plans
FDA Action Plan for Acrylamide in Food March 2004
FDA Draft Action Plan for Acrylamide in Food - February 24, 2003 Update March 12, 2003
FDA Draft Action Plan for Acrylamide in Food September 20, 2002
2. Methodology
Detection and Quantitation of Acrylamide in Foods (Draft) February 24, 2003
3. Acrylamide Survey Data
Survey Data on Acrylamide in Food: Individual Food Products July 2006
Survey Data on Acrylamide in Food: Total Diet Study Results October 2006
4. Exposure Assessments
The 2006 Exposure Assessment for Acrylamide May 2006
The Updated Exposure Assessment for Acrylamide April 13, 2004
The Exposure Assessment for Acrylamide February 2003
5. Consumer Information
Acrylamide Questions & Answers May 22, 2008
Turning up the Heat on Acrylamide FDA Consumer, January-February 2003
6. Food Advisory Committee Meetings
Food Advisory Committee Meeting on Acrylamide, February 24-25, 2003
Meeting Agenda and Presentations
Transcript of Proceedings, February 24, 2003
Transcript of Proceedings, February 25, 2003
Contaminants and Natural Toxicants Subcommittee of the Food Advisory Committee Meeting on Acrylamide, December 4-5, 2002
Meeting Agenda and Presentations
Transcript of Proceedings, December 4-5, 2002
Notice of Meeting, Federal Register, November 15, 2002
7. Public Meeting, Assessing Acrylamide in the U.S. Food Supply, September 30, 2002
Meeting Agenda and Presentations
Transcript of Proceedings
Notice of Meeting, Federal Register, September 12, 2002
8. Other Links
FDA Assesses New Report on Acrylamide March 3, 2005
Acrylamide Infonet (JIFSAN)
Acrylamide in Food Network (WHO/FAO)
Health Implications of Acrylamide in Food: Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Consultation June 25-27, 2002 (Summary)
Final Report (available in PDF (293kb))
Summary Report (available in PDF (57kb))

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