Experts show how to eat safely.

Pork offal is a simple dish but is loved by many Vietnamese people. It can be prepared in many delicious ways, such as offal porridge, boiled offal, offal hot pot, grilled offal, and fried offal.

According to Dr. Le Van Thieu, Department of General Infectious Diseases, Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases , pig intestines contain some nutrients such as protein and fat... However, this dish also poses many potential health risks.

The pig's intestines are its digestive organs, so the food it eats affects the quality of this food. For example, if farmers use substandard feed, the intestines may be at risk of contamination.

The pig's large intestine is where waste from the digestive process is stored. Therefore, this part poses a higher risk of containing dirt and harmful substances.

1 món khoái khẩu của người Việt nhưng ẩn chứa nhiều chất độc và mầm bệnh: Chuyên gia chỉ cách ăn an toàn- Ảnh 1. — *Pig intestines (illustrative image).*

According to Doctor Thieu, in addition to harmful substances, pig intestines also risk carrying pathogens such as parasites (worms) and bacteria. If pig intestines are not properly cooked or do not meet food safety and hygiene standards, people can become infected with these pathogens when eating them.

One frightening disease that can be contracted from eating undercooked pork offal is Streptococcus suis infection, a bacterium commonly found in the blood, intestines, organs, and meat of pigs.

"Regardless of the type of pork offal we eat, food safety and hygiene should be the top priority, because both young and old offal pose potential health risks ," said Dr. Thieu.

Eating pork offal properly to ensure health safety.

To ensure safety when eating pork offal, experts advise people to buy it from reputable establishments and limit their consumption. When preparing it, families need to ensure that the offal is thoroughly cooked, using high temperatures and sufficient cooking time to kill bacteria and parasites. When eating, people should eat it while it is still hot and freshly cooked to help reduce the risk of infection.

Dr. Thieu noted: " Protein-rich foods like offal are ideal environments for bacteria that cause food poisoning to thrive. Therefore, even after cooking, if left exposed to the environment for a long time, offal is very easily contaminated . "

Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Thi Lam, former Deputy Director of the National Institute of Nutrition, stated that animal organs still have certain value when consumed in moderation. However, eating too much pork offal can cause many health problems. This is because animal organs, including pork intestines, contain high levels of saturated fat and cholesterol.

Eating too much offal can increase the risk of high cholesterol. When people consume too much cholesterol, it leads to excess fat, which in turn increases the risk of atherosclerosis, heart attack, and stroke.

According to nutrition experts, people should limit their consumption of white offal (heart, stomach, intestines, etc.) because it contains a lot of cholesterol. If you want to eat pork offal, you should only eat it 3-4 times a month.

A healthy diet is recommended to contain less than 300mg of cholesterol per day, including cholesterol from all foods. Experts also note that cholesterol is not only found in animal organs but is also abundant in animal skin, animal fat, etc.

Finally, experts advise that people with chronic diseases, overweight or obese individuals, those with metabolic disorders, young children, and the elderly should limit their consumption of pork offal. Instead, everyone should eat a diverse and balanced diet and increase physical activity to ensure good health.

Ngoc Minh

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