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Monday 11 July 2022
Head meat is one of the famous popular dishes, which many people prefer to eat, either by cooking it at home or eating it as a ready-made meal with “Al-Masmat”, because of its distinctive taste, and it is also famous for providing the body with energy.
Like other foods, he warns against eating too much “head meat” because of the harmful effects, so many people do not know that all the internal organs of livestock have a high percentage of fat, and they also contain harmful blood, which may lead to high blood pressure and clots due to High cholesterol level.
Dr. Sayed Hammad, assistant professor of nutrition at the National Institute of Nutrition, spoke to “Masrawy” about the harms of eating too much head meat, and stressed that not cooking it well is what causes harm that may lead to death.
Hammad explained that places that serve head meat, such as “Musmat”, usually do not observe hygiene conditions or adhere to public health standards, which causes an exacerbation of the damages of eating it, in addition to the fact that the methods of preparation and presentation are incomplete in cooking.
He stated that head meat is one of the types of meat that has a high microbial load, and that the head area is always concentrated, especially in animals and fish, large proportions of heavy metals that result from feed and food and pesticide and fertilizer residues, which often cause a percentage of heavy metals.
Head meat is one of the most dangerous types of meat, for several reasons, first of all, because it is quick to spoil, and because it is one of the most places where blood resides and is difficult to implement, and the skin itself contains fat from the inside and outside, which increases the proportion of harmful cholesterol.
Hammad advised anyone who suffers from a health problem to adhere to the diet specified for him by the doctor or nutritionist who follows his condition, noting that the meat of the head contains high levels of cholesterol content because it contains fat in addition to the microbial load and that it is vulnerable to pollutants, and it also has a percentage of Protein should be careful that it does not exceed the natural needs of the individual, especially for those who suffer from kidney problems.
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