Post Reply 
 
Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Unhygienic meat causes liver, kidney, brain diseases
02-02-2009, 07:44 AM
Post: #1
Unhygienic meat causes liver, kidney, brain diseases
Unhygienic meat causes liver, kidney, brain diseases

By Atif Khan

ISLAMABAD: Meat of unhealthy or dead animals, locally called Laap, may cause fatal diseases, doctors told Daily Times.

Dr Zameer Ahmed, a medical officer at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), said consumption of unhealthy meat could cause food poisoning and gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, which might lead to malfunctioning of liver, kidneys and brain.

He said liver diseases could cause hepatitis and liver cirrhosis, which were fatal at an advanced stage. He said kidney malfunction could cause renal failure, if not treated on time.

“Over 100 patients visit PIMS OPD with GI diseases daily, while over 50 patients of these diseases are in wards in critical conditions,” Ahmed said.

He said wards had been given extra beds for such patients and their number was increasing day by day. He said major reasons for GI diseases were unhealthy meat and improperly cooked food.

He pointed out that food at hotels and stalls was unhygienic and eating meat from these places often caused GI diseases.

Dr Jamshed Gulzar, a public health expert associated with SACHET medical centre, said bacteria flourished rapidly in unhygienic meat. He said meat of dead or sick animals hardly carried any proteins and vitamins.

He said use of such meat was a source of diseases in human beings. He said in mild cases, it caused diarrhoea and nausea.

He said Laap could also cause ‘botulism’, a disease in which intestines are paralysed and diarrhoea went on non-stop in children that could lead to death. He said in adults, it might cause paralysis of a part of body, brain or other complications.

The doctors advised that people avoid meat, if they were not sure about its hygiene. If healthy meat was unavailable, people should use pulses, eggs and milk to get proteins, they said.

Pulses were called meat for the poor and one glass of milk or one egg could provide sufficient protein to human beings, they said.

They advised that people use seasonal vegetables, which were cheap and full with vitamins, minerals and even proteins. Spinach was a very good source of proteins, they said and added that vegetables should be kept in water for at least ten minutes before their use.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp...009_pg11_3
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
Post Reply 


Possibly Related Threads...
Thread: Author Replies: Views: Last Post
  Pakistan can earn foreign exchange by exporting meat: CM Salman 0 4,197 04-21-2012 12:46 PM
Last Post: Salman
  Opportunities in meat, wheat, cotton JVs with Egypt Salman 0 3,714 04-07-2012 12:31 PM
Last Post: Salman
  CM opens Rs 1b Lahore Meat Processing Complex Salman 0 4,032 12-26-2011 11:57 AM
Last Post: Salman
  Liver transplant institute being set up in city: Shahbaz Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,405 12-17-2011 12:33 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  First-ever liver transplant centre in 2011: PM Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,182 11-05-2010 01:23 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  BRAIN DRAIN: Doctors Leaving! LRE 0 3,851 10-26-2010 10:15 AM
Last Post: LRE
  Government fails to enforce meat prices in city Lahore_Real_Estate 0 4,857 10-14-2010 12:50 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  Brain Drain! LRE 0 3,565 10-10-2010 02:49 PM
Last Post: LRE
  "Lahore Meat Company" Planned for Good Quality Meat! LRE 0 8,119 05-11-2010 10:00 AM
Last Post: LRE
  Capital to have modern Liver Transplant Centre LahoreEstate 0 3,795 11-23-2009 03:39 AM
Last Post: LahoreEstate
  ‘Most patients colorectal diseases in Karachi are in their 20s and 30s’ Naveed Yaseen 0 6,380 11-22-2009 07:01 AM
Last Post: Naveed Yaseen
  Do chocolate and tea really enhance brain power? LahoreEstate 0 3,176 11-08-2009 06:10 AM
Last Post: LahoreEstate
  And now milk & Meat Crisis Feared LRE 0 3,018 09-25-2009 09:51 AM
Last Post: LRE
  Tasty foods send signal to brain to keep eating LahoreEstate 0 3,389 09-20-2009 05:40 AM
Last Post: LahoreEstate
  Blueberries keeps brain active: Study LahoreEstate 0 4,002 09-13-2009 04:39 AM
Last Post: LahoreEstate
  Brain Drain...(Javed Ch) LRE 0 3,192 08-13-2009 10:56 AM
Last Post: LRE
  What is kidney stones LahoreEstate 0 2,832 08-03-2009 05:10 AM
Last Post: LahoreEstate
  Low livestock productivity, increase in meat exports unlikely Naveed Yaseen 0 4,957 07-31-2009 06:34 AM
Last Post: Naveed Yaseen
  Threat of waterborne diseases goes unnoticed Naveed Yaseen 0 3,320 07-22-2009 08:23 AM
Last Post: Naveed Yaseen
  Sindh wildlife minister smuggling turtle meat to China? Naveed Yaseen 0 3,105 07-17-2009 05:56 AM
Last Post: Naveed Yaseen

Forum Jump:


User(s) browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)