The Vice-Chancellor, Precious Cornerstone University, Ibadan, Prof. Kola Oloke, has said the consumption of animal skin can increase the risk of contracting cancer. Oloke, while presenting a seminar, titled, ‘Lifestyle, Diseases and Management,’ at the PCU campus, Ibadan on Tuesday, said cancer was preventable and curable. The microbiologist warned against the consumption of animal skin popularly called ponmo, attributing the consumption of animal protein as the major cause of cancer which, according to him, has led to the death of many. He said, “Consumption of animal protein can lead to diseases in the body. So, if you can take off the consumption of sugar from any cancer patient, you would have helped the patient.

Source: Punch April 21, 2021 07:41 UTC