PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATE: WHY CELLOPHANE/NYLON-WRAPPED 'MOI-MOI' OR 'PURE' WATER IS POISONOUS — EXPERTS WARN!
My dear Steemian friends and fans of this page, I greet you all.
You know, I have always taken pleasure in bringing to the fore those common but publicly undermined practices that impair health in humans. In two article posts (1, 2) few days back where I warned people against consuming too much or ill-processed Garri, my friend @gunneresq while commenting on one of those posts argued that Nigerians have been consuming Garri from Adam's. And so perhaps my work is irrelevant.
I responded to him with some questions which he has been unable to answers up till now. Two among the questions I put to him include:
- Firstly, He should go to UN website and get me the data figure of the average life expectancy of Nigerians in the 60's and presently. Maybe we would compare and contrast!
- Secondly, he should give me a logical reason for the present day proliferation of cases of kidney, liver and heart failures; diabetes, blindness among other serious illnesses.
You see...perhaps due to high rate of poverty, in this part of the world, families hardly sponsor an autopsy on their dead. They would rather use the funds for the burial of their dead. Neither does the government has any mechanism in place for taking care of such cases. The result is that people lack etiological knowledge for certain deaths. And therefore are ignorant. Little wonder my friend @gunneresq raised such argument that's bereft of basic scientific logic.
Today, I will be discussing the reasons cellophane/nylon wrapped 'moi-moi' or 'pure' water poses great health risk based on expert opinions.
Health Risk Of Cellophane/Nylon-wrapped 'Moi-moi'
The origin of 'MOI-MOI can be traced to West Africa. It is a common staple food in Nigeria and very rich in proteins. It is a Nigerian steamed bean pudding that has been added adequate amount of ingredients, including onions and fresh ground peppers.
Speaking at an awareness campaign on food safety organized by the European Union funded Food Safety Awareness Campaign Initiative, a dietician, one Mr John Tehinse says..
...cooking 'moi-moi', a local delicacy of bean pudding, in nylon/cellophane has become widespread while people are unaware of the dangers...nylons and cellophane bags produce dioxins when heated. These dioxins are a group of chemically-related compounds that are persistent environmental pollutants (POPs)...dioxins are highly toxic and could cause reproductive and developmental problems, damage the immune system, interfere with hormones and also cause cancer...Source
... In The Case Of 'Pure Water'...
For those who don't know what 'pure' water as used in this context is; it is a local name for sachet water. It is common in the Western Africa and is sold at relatively low prices when compared to bottled water.
Speaking during a one-day public hearing on Food Security Bill, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh says...
...consumption of (pure) water in sachets exposed to over 28 degree Celsius is poisonous and is responsible for many cases of kidney and liver problems among Nigerians...source.
Recommendations
It is safer to use traditional leaves than either of nylon or cellophane materials to wrap moi-moi. People should desist from drinking pure water that has been exposed to over 28 degree Celsius.
CR
I strongly hope you have been enriched by this article. Do kindly UPVOTE and RESTEEM for more public awareness in this important findings.strongly hope you have been enriched by this article. Do kindly UPVOTE and RESTEEM for more public awareness in this important findings.
Your Naija Boi,
When I preach that we are so far gone from where we all started, some might think I am against technological advancements but thank goodness that I'm eventually being proved right. As a child, we used local leaves to wrap Moi moi and even rice. Then later people wanted convenience and graduated to using empty tin milk, then rubber container and now the deadly aluminum foil. Do we now wonder where cancer, kidney and other deadly diseases are coming from? This is no longer funny and it will actually do us a whole lot of good to go back to basics. Thank you boss for sharing this. I hope it creates the much desired impact .
This is awesome reply. My sister that's what people don't understand. You can show someone food but it is bad to force them to eat it. So mine is just revelation. Thanks
A nice public health information. On the comment made by someone over the garri article, I think you should have asked him if our forefathers used this fast processing method where the garri is not allowed to ferment properly in their days.
@dubem-eu man I appreciate this reply. It is such educative post. I think I replied hundreds in the manner you suggested
well done brother, nice information.
That means I need to learn how to use the local leave to prepare my moi-moi instead of using nylon.
I love moimoi and have always looked for easy way out by tying in nylon.But with this post, i will go the local style and wrap with leave.Thanks for sharing, also about sachet water.Many of us have learnt
Sure that's one of the essences of Steemit: better education!
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STOPPoisonous pure water! º_º
Its really hazardous and does not even taste as good as if wrapped with leaves. Great post.
You're very right.
The essence of scientific researches is to create awareness and make people adopt safer and healthier lifestyles......so long as there are empirical evidence(s) to back the assertion.....i think it will be wise to comply.
Well said bro
Another thing people should be conscious of is plastic
Making eba or pap in plastic is not healthy,use stainless instead
NasoO
Indeed I think education is continuous. I personally just learn something now
And I've been doing this almost my entire life. Well, it's never too late to make the right turn.
"Abeg, hope say d one wey I don chop no go kill me?"
Hahaha hahaha hah. Abeg make u turn