When you grill, fry, or bake food at high heat, harmful compounds called AGEs form—but you can reduce them by steaming, boiling, marinating with vinegar or lemon, or adding things like green tea extract or beet juice.

This study says that cooking food at high heat (like frying or baking) makes harmful substances called AGEs, but using gentler methods like steaming or adding things like green tea extract can help reduce them — which matches exactly what the claim says.