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  • Study in mice examines impact of reused cooking oil on breast cancer progression

    Mar 21, 2019 3:30 pm by Sharita ForrestResearch
    The researchers: food chemistry professor Nicki Engeseth, food science professor William Helferich and graduate student Ashley Oyirifi. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

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    • The researchers: food chemistry professor Nicki Engeseth, food science professor William Helferich and graduate student Ashley Oyirifi. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

    Study finds the compounds in frying oils that are repeatedly reheated to high temperatures may trigger cell proliferation and metastases in breast tumors.