Many prefer ponmo to red meat this is because of its fleshy and tender texture. Ponmo is very delicious when properly cooked&spiced. Some people say they love ponmo because of its succulent nature and the fact that it adds sweet aroma to their meals, But the Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Leather Science & Technology (NILEST), Zaria, Dr Isuwa Adamu, has said otherwise. according to him, the consumption of "Ponmo" which is made from the hides and skin of animals, is dangerous to human health. Dr Adamu while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, stated that scientific research has shown that ponmo doesn't have any nutritional value to human health and that often times some of these animals where ponmo is derived from are sick & posses harmful chemicals "In fact, it is not advisable for you to consume ponmo in the sense that some of the animals killed and used for ponmo actually have skin diseases. Some of these skin diseases are such that boiling them ordinarily, may not kill the bacteria. Some of the animals because of the ailments that they have gone through, are sometimes treated by way of injection with chemicals. People don’t allow these chemicals to complete its cycle and be removed from the body; they sometimes go ahead to kill these animals. So, if you consume the ponmo, the tendency is that you are consuming the chemicals directly because the skin part of the animal retains most of the harmful substances. Remember your skin is the major protective organ of your body and your skin harbours so many of the harmful things that are supposed to penetrate into your body". So ponmo lovers you've heard it oooh! Health is paramount, pls avoid ponmo like ebola and have a lovely day.
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