Animal Liver, Heart, Other Inner Meat Parts & Dangers Associated


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Meats are a very good source of dietary protein. In fact, we all need to include a serving of protein in our daily meals. Also, meats are rich in fats which are key in performing certain functions in our body. Having said that, meat are high in saturated fats and excessive consumption of meat (especially the red meat) have been found to increase belly fat. The concentration of this saturated fat is found mainly in the internal organs of any animal, whether pigs, dogs, chickens, goat, cow and others. Have you ever wondered why the inner part of any animal is quite oily or fatty when you cook and the skin part does not produce much oil?

No doubts, parts like liver are nutritious providing essential nutrients when consumed. It is particularly rich in iron which can be helpful to women before during and after menstrual periods. Having said that, consuming these internal organs without caution is dangerous and can be lethal. Moderation is very important.

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Oladipupo Abioye
Oladipupo is a Pediatric Nutritionist with Lagos State Ministry of Health. He is an adventurous foodie and loves to teach and render presentations on foods and nutritional topics at different symposia. He loves Messi but Chelsea FC is his baby.

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  1. Tanx for the enlightment, but i thought inner part is safer to eat, bcos i always believe that beef is the one that blocks the heart.

  2. Don’t eat this, don’t take much of that. Believe me sincerely, man must die. Simple advice, don’t take much of anything in life.

  3. Thanks for sharing this information, I eat just liver simply because I’ve read much about it’s health benefits. Can someone please furnish me more on health benefits of eating ewedu, it’s botanical name and English name. Thanks guys!

  4. Thanks for this post, I love eating liver alot, well after seeing this post, am choosing my health over eating to much liver. lol