The over-cooking of food should be avoided because____________?
AReduce the nutrition value of food
BMake the food difficult to digest
CNone
DMake food Poison
Correct answer
B. Make the food difficult to digest
Explanation
As it turns out, heat speeds up chemical reactions and this affects the food both in good and bad ways. Overcooking can affect the quality of food – firstly it makes food harder to digest and metabolize, and secondly, charred and burnt foods contain carcinogenic substances.