How Nigerians Use Paracetamol To Boil Meat.
Paracetamol, also known chemically as para-amino-acetaminophen which is widely used as pain reliever now turns to an ingredient for boiling meat such as goat meat and beef by restaurant owners and in homes.
Why people use paracetamol is that it helps to reduce fuel consumption, that is the amount of firewood, gas, kerosene or charcoal used in cooking; this method enable them to cook on time and enables quick delivery.
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Unfortunately, Unknown to people, the abuse of this drug for cooking meat has an adverse effect on the human body.
When Paracetamol is cooked, it becomes acidic and unhealthy for consumption.
This acidic nature of the drug in this state can cause kidney disease and liver failure, because at this point it seizes to be a pain killer but now a dangerous food ingredient.
Paracetamol is hydrolyzed into what is called 4-aminophenol, which experts say its very toxic to the kidney and liver.