Topic: Haaaaa!!! Suya Consumption Linked to Cancer?  (Read 2064 times)

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Haaaaa!!! Suya Consumption Linked to Cancer?
« on: June 24, 2014, 06:06:04 PM »
According to Ignatius Onimawo, Professor of Nutrition and Director of Academic Planning at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, there is a strong link between consumption of suya and increased risk of cancer, Vanguard reports. He reportedly advised that consumption of suya garnished with lots of onions and other vegetables, has “a strong cancer-lowering effect.”

Explaining how suya preparation causes cancer, Onimawo said:

“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. “

Noting 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. For this reason, he said it is important to eat plenty of onions and other vegetables with the suya.

http://www.bellanaija.com/2014/06/24/suya-consumption-linked-to-cancer/

 

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