Nigerian Catfish Pepper Soup (popularly known as Point & Kill) is that Nigerian pepper soup that is usually eaten at exclusive Nigerian bars and restaurants, its delicacy is irresistible to many people – is very common at social gatherings.
It tastes great and is affordable when compared to other varieties of fresh fish in the market.
But do you know that the omega 6 fatty acids in catfish can increase your risk of getting blood clots, arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and some cancers?
Though doctors say fish is a better and healthier option than meat, they quickly add that not all types of fish are good for the heart.
Nutritionists say that catfish is loaded with bad fat and high cholesterol that encourage clotting of the blood, a condition whereby blood flow is impeded. This may lead to cardiac arrest, thrombosis and, in some cases, heart attacks.
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A cardiologist, Dr. Jane Anisulowo, says that farm or home-grown catfish is the worst example in this regard, as it contains more fatty hormones than the ones harvested from natural water.
Anisulowo says, “Fish is better than meat, no doubt. It digests easily and it contains proteins. However, catfish is not really a good option, especially the ones they sell these days, which are cultivated with hormonal feeds that are filled with steroids and other fattening chemicals just to make them profitable. These chemicals are cancerous in nature.
“Also, they contain so much oil that you can almost taste it. Fish, generally, contains oil, but catfish has oil in its skin. That is what makes it so oily and unhealthy.
“It also contains a lot of poly unsaturated fat that does not only make you fat but also settles in the blood stream. That is very dangerous because when blood fails to get to an organ, it fails and suffers paralysis.”
A study conducted by the National Institute of Health in 2012, using over 1000 species of the fish in different water shows that catfish contains a high amount of unfavourable omega-6 fat that causes inflammation in the body.
According to the researchers, three-ounce portion of catfish contains the same amount of bad fats found in red meat.
This is not to say that one should give up eating the fish as catfish contains some nutrients such as Omega3 fatty acids that are good for the body.
Anisulowo says, “If you can get the one from the river, which is rare in most cities, then you may eat it twice a month. But if the only one you can get is the one that is being reared by farmers, you don’t have to eat at all, or just eat it when it is partially smoked. In that way, some of the fats would have been lost in the process. Better still, there are some other species of fish that are oily but they contain good fats and are more nutritious.”
Here are some other species that you can add to your diet:
Mackerel
They are popularly known as Titus fish. The oily meat found on mackerel is its main health benefit. The fish oil, which is also known as omega-3 fatty acid, can be so beneficial that it is used as a supplement.
It lowers triglycerides. High levels of triglycerides in the body have been linked to heart disease and stroke. The most common causes of a high triglyceride level are obesity and poorly maintained diabetes, mainly stemming from an inactive lifestyle.
Some researchers have found out that omega-3 fatty acid is even more effective in reducing heart attacks than some commonly-prescribed drugs.
Mackerel and other fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids are good for the blood. They help to boost blood circulation and lower blood pressure.
Tilapia
Tilapia is a high-quality fish. It has proteins and contains all the essential amino acids your body requires from food diet to help to build proteins. One portion of tilapia cooked using dry heat contains about 26 grammes of protein. The Institute of Medicine recommends that adult men consume at least 56 grammes of protein, adult women consume at least 46 grammes and pregnant and nursing women consume 71 grammes of protein each day. Eating tilapia can help you to achieve that.
It may help in weight control. Tilapia is naturally low in fat, and only contains about 128 calories in each portion. According to a study published in a 2006 edition of “The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation”, subjects who consumed eight grammes of tilapia each week showed an improved body weight. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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U can't stop me from enjoying my self ooooo
ReplyDeleteHahahahahahaa! Are they telling us to stop enjoying our point and kill? I hope they will not join Nkwobi in the list very soon oooooo
DeleteThis is a health wise advice without consultation fee. Consume it and get closer to your grave. Continue to d point and kill. One day u will get yourself kill and point
DeleteWe were told not to eat frozen chicken and fishes , now Nigerian catfish causes cancer etc, red meat too causes arthritis, which protein from animal source do we eat now in Naija?
DeleteThe choice is yours. I know some people will rather die early but die happy than live long but live under a situation where the medics control their lives.
ReplyDeleteAlways quick to run down their own brands. What about the frozen and preservative loaded imported mackrel, tilapia, and infact most other fishes. Catfish is the only preservative free fish available in commercial quantity in Nigeria. All others are preserved from one cold room to another. Blackman must be black at the end. Run us down syndrome.
ReplyDeleteThank u for the info! Iz amazing everyday u r informed that nearly everything u eat causes one form of cancer or the other. What should we now eat? Abeg me I don tire with too many conflicting information, one person tells u fish is good cos of its fatty acid, d other says it is bad because of excess fatty acid. Nah the MERCY of GOD.
ReplyDeleteWhat of other countries' catfish or is it only nigerian catfish. Nigerianeye and this their reporting tire me ooo. Just tell us that all catfish causes cancer. Simple.
ReplyDeleteEvery day one thing or the other to avoid.our ancestors ate so many things and never died or fell sick.one day after they must have certified all the foods we eat as dangerous, we may turn to dung shit for food . rubbish
ReplyDeletemany 10s 2 dis doctor.blackman like 2 do what he feels especially with health matter and blame d consequences on witches and wizzard.
ReplyDeleteHmmmn na catfish business una wan kill now abi. Everything causes cancer, even life itself is now cancerous.
ReplyDeleteThe truth is we are all going to die anyway (ie if Jesus doesn't come before then). So we can as well chose how we die now. If na by catfish, oya now.
Hmmmn na catfish business una wan kill now abi. Everything causes cancer, even life itself is now cancerous.
ReplyDeleteThe truth is we are all going to die anyway (ie if Jesus doesn't come before then). So we can as well chose how we die now. If na by catfish, oya now.
What kind of pepper soup is that in the picture? Abi na pepper stew? It looks strange with those funny colours. We know cat fish is fatty but please take it easy the way you run down out local products.
ReplyDeleteHow about smoked Cat Fish, with almost no oil. Is it still bad?
ReplyDeletedis cud b true because the catfish in my village where we fish cnt b compared with ds reared catfish in the city ,the difference s very clear. may God help us
ReplyDeleteWhy cat fish? Its my favorite. Oh nooo!
ReplyDeleteOh nooo! Its my pavourite,bt health is wealth thanx for the information
ReplyDeleteOh nooo! Its my pavourite,BT health is sea!the thanx for the information
ReplyDeleteTilapia is very unhealthy . There are many writeups on it
ReplyDeleteDoes she have a scientific publication of her research? Home grown catfish are not fed hormones for starters. They are free from heavy metals that may be found in wild catfish deposited in them from industrial effluents discharged into rivers.
ReplyDeleteBesides catfish is a very good source of white meat.
ReplyDeleteCAN I REALLY STAY WITHOUT EATING CAT FISH? I ATE ONE ON MONDAY, TILAPIA ON TUESDAY & CAT FISH AGAIN YESTERDAY BEEN WEDNESDAY. I LOVE CAT FISH ALOT, HOW CAN I BE SAVE FROM IT?
ReplyDeleteCAN I REALLY STAY WITHOUT EATING CAT FISH? I ATE ONE ON MONDAY, TILAPIA ON TUESDAY & CAT FISH AGAIN YESTERDAY BEEN WEDNESDAY. I LOVE CAT FISH ALOT, HOW CAN I BE SAVE FROM IT?
ReplyDeleteWhy will they specifically say "Nigerian catfish?"
ReplyDeleteWhy will they specifically say "Nigerian catfish"?. All the chickens , prawns, shrimps and other frozen foods imported that are highly consumed in Nigeria and by Nigerians are all good right? Hmmnn....... There is God oooooo
ReplyDeleteHmmmm. It there any Food today that is not highbreed? Even water we drink. I can't stop the point n kill maybe it gat to be reduce. Something must kill a man.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm. It there any Food today that is not highbreed? Even water we drink. I can't stop the point n kill maybe it gat to be reduce. Something must kill a man.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with the post initially but I discovered that they are been fed with mainly hormonal feed which sprout up their growth rate!... Not only fish 🐠 but any thing fed with hormonal feed have some effect.... Try and adhere to simple advice...
ReplyDeleteUna don start again abi? Don't eat ds, don't eat that! Even d air we breathe wl soon b labelled cancerous! Which one person wan come chop now? Abeg una, all die na die: something must kill a man jare!
ReplyDeleteMake una no mind the woman, where she see lab take do that test to conclude that? Story! It dey cause cancer and all the hospitals never full with cancer patients.
ReplyDeleteShe said these chemicals are cancerous which chemicals no get name. All the oyibo wrestlers wey dey use steriods never finish for cancer, na Nigerians wey chop catfish.
Banza! that one na cheap popularity she dey find...
If the woman no wan make her husband dey carry other women go joint, let her be plain, not trying to scare the whole public because of her wayward husband.
Nigerians, I hail una o.
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