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ISLAMABAD, (APP): Health Experts on Saturday advised
people to avoid storage of meat after Eid-ul-Azha as it may contain
a number of bacteria leading to diseases.
Rgey said excessive use of red meat during Eid-ul-Azha can
increase the risk of developing cardiovascular, kidney, liver,
diabetes and gastroenteritis diseases.
Talking to APP, Dr. Arif Majeed said eating excessive meat
during Eid-ul-Azha could have negative impacts on individual’s
health and especially for those who stored this meat for several
months.
Use of this frozen meat would be harmful which may affect
kidneys and cardiac problems, he added.
He said excessive use of meat was harmful for people,
especially who were suffering from cardiovascular, liver and
kidney diseases.
He said it can also enhance uric acid and cholesterol
level which increases the risk of various diseases.
He said eating excessive use of meat increases the risk
of heart, blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and gastroenteritis
diseases; therefore, women should prepare meat with vegetables
and avoid spicy foods during Eid in order to reduce the risk
of contracting diseases.