Tuesday 24 June 2014

Eating 'Suya' (roasted meat) increases the risk of cancer

suya-roasted-meat

A Professor of Nutrition and Director of Academic Planning at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Ignatius Onimawo revealed that consumption of suya increases the rish of contracting 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 HCA’s 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.

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