Health News of Monday, 26 June 2017Source: Ghanaian TimesWhy rotten plantain used to prepare ‘kakro’ can give you cancerHe advised those who prepare ‘kakro’ to use ripe plantainA former dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Ghana, Legon, Professor George Tawia Odamtten has cautioned the public against eating ‘kakro’ mashed plantain, made into balls and fried in very hot oil. He said although eating 'kakro' is not bad, the manner in which it is prepared with soft plantain that are almost decayed or rotten can cause cancer. He said the fungi which affect plantain posed health risk to those who consume them, and could affect their lungs that can develop cancer. He observed that since market women who sell plantain want to prevent losses, they sell the decayed or rotten plantain to those who prepare “kakro.”“The ‘kakro’ we all enjoy with beans is mostly prepared with soft plantain but buying the spoilt plantain to prepare it is what I am not encouraging,” he said. He advised those who prepare ‘kakro’ to use ripe plantain in order not to put health of people at risk.

Source: GhanaWeb June 26, 2017 15:33 UTC