Is burnt food like toast or barbecue cancerous? Do I have to throw it away?

It happens quickly – the toast is burnt, and the chop on the grill already doesn’t look like it should. Burnt, fried too crispy or downright burned, it tastes to no one. What to do, and why is it possibly harmful to eat a burnt chop? Why grilled food turns blackWhether you have a nice steak on the grill or a chop in the pan, they have one thing in common: If the temperature is too high and you leave them too long, both will burn. Searing or braising at…

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Sitting on a plane for hours – what is the impact on your body?

Today, you can travel from one end of the world to another in a day. It just takes time. Either you reach your destination on a direct flight, or you have to change planes. On long-haul flights, you usually pass the time by watching a movie, listening to music, eating or sleeping. But what happens to your body during this time? Sitting for long periods and the plane’s altitude affect your body. You may also need to make preparations. What happens in the body during long flights?But why are long-haul…

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Car insurance to become significantly more expensive

Car insurances in Austria are up to 112 percent more expensive than Germany. They can cost up to 94 percent more than in Switzerland, the online comparison portal durchblicker.at has calculated. For a Skoda Octavia, policyholders pay in this country for liability and comprehensive insurance about, in the cheapest case, 766 euros; in Germany, the model’s insurance is only 361 euros. durchblicker.at compare car insurance policies for the three cars most frequently registered in 2022 without considering taxes and duties. In absolute terms, the insurance for the Tesla Y is…

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The Omicron variant XBB.1.5 is currently driving the infection wave in Austria

For weeks, a new, highly contagious Corona variant has again dominated Austria: the omicron derivative XBB.1.5 is the first recombinant to account for more than 60 percent of the country’s infection incidence and shows no signs of slowing down. “XBB.1.5 is currently the most common variant,,, and on the rise; the other lineages are rather on the decline,” virologist Norbert Nowotny confirmed in an interview published by “Heute.” Regarding the number of new infections, the human and veterinary virologist from the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna assumes many unreported cases.…

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