If you love
Suya meat, this may not be the news for you.
According
to a Professor of Nutrition and Director of Academic Planning at the Ambrose
Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Ignatius Onimawo, there is a strong link
between consumption of suya and increased risk of cancer.
He
reportedly adviced that consumption of suya garnished with lots of onions and
other vegetable, has a “strong cancer-lowering effect.”
Professor
Ignatius explains how this possible:
“During preparation
of suya, the meat is cooked over an open fire and oils from the meat undergo
complex chemical reactions that produce toxins that are carcinogenic
(cancer-causing) in nature.
Meat cooked
over open flame often causes the formation of toxic compounds known as
Heterocyclic Amines, HCAs’ which are carcinogenic compounds. The more well-done
a meat is cooked, the higher concentration of carcinogenic HCAs can form.”
He went on
to say that cancer is due to oxidative processes in the body, he said onions
are powerful antioxidants that effectively stop the oxidative process caused by
consumption of suya from happening and for this reason, he said, it is
important to eat plenty of onions and other vegetables with the suya.
OMG! So na
so person dey kill himself thinking he is chowing life. Wow!
Please more
research has to be done on this but for the meantime, obedient is king.
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