I know you're joking, but we can make progress on multiple fronts simultaneously.

Burnt shit causes cancer. Toasting can burn toast.

My not a scientist understanding is basically the general process of cooking makes things more carcinogenic but it's not by like a lot, unless you're charring the outside of a steak into carbon

So cooking food, the basis of our entire species, also gives us cancer. Fucking great.

importantly, from that link:

"Overall, studies on acrylamide and cancer in humans show that the amounts of acrylamide we consume probably doesn’t increase the risk of cancer significantly. If you have a healthy, balanced diet rich in vegetables, fruit, pulses (such chickpeas) and wholegrains (such as brown rice), the amount of acrylamide you eat will be small."

Damn, this site has some good looking recipes

https://www.wcrf.org/living-well/eating-well/recipes/pumpkin-soup/

Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency. Supplementing like this is a massive benefit to society in quality of life and reduced healthcare costs, so I would not call people trying to reduce deficiencies kid-hating.

Does it make the bread taste like shit?

I would argue that toasting your bread to the point where there's significant acrylamide on it is making bread taste like shit to begin with.

Just don't burn your bread and you'll be fine.

a fraction of a percent of a couple preservatives (with wide safety margins) is hardly "chemically laden". that's just blatant emotionally charged language to push a naturalist agenda.

Food spoilage is a major issue, we need preservatives (in safe quantities) to keep food safe to eat as long as possible.

It's worth it to make time for small pleasures in life, like a fresh toast. No matter how busy life gets I won't let anyone take those things away.</real talk>

Yeah, I read the title and was like "Wait, what?"

Now I gotta check if lightly toasting is better if there's no charred spots? The sunflower flax bread I have been using lately will toast with almost no browning, so maybe I'm ok.

The only condition that’s 100% curable