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Momos are the worst street food ever, need ban on its sale

Vijay Gupta. Dated: 1/16/2018 10:44:18 AM

Vijay Gupta
Jammu, Jan 15
Momos, a cheap Chinese street food, needs an overall ban on its sale throughout the State by the Government in the interest of public health, as this food found to be the root cause of several life-threatening diseases, including cancer of the intestine, diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, typhoid and even, food poisoning.
However, Junk food has already taken a toll on our children. There is a need to awaken the people. Notably, Momos are made with maida (refined flour) which is the starchy part of the grain after the removal of its fibrous bran. Then, it is bleached with chemicals like Azodicarbonamide, chlorinegas, benzoyl peroxide, or other bleaches. Maida has also been suspected to contain traces of alloxans, a chemical that gives it the soft, refined texture.
Moreover, bleaching chemicals that are added to maida cause much harm to the pancreas, affecting its insulin-production ability. In fact, these bleaching agents are used to make diabetes occur in rodents for laboratory testing.
Alloxans are also harmful to pancreas and are responsible for causing insulin-dependent diabetes.
Therefore, ban on the sale of momos at least in his state is desideratum. As Momos — steamed and fried — in slums across Jammu that are supplied to the region’s 10 districts.
Crusader against “cancer-causing” Chinese cuisine laced with monosodium glutamate, sold under the brand name Ajinomoto, a chemical flavour enhancer. Ajinomoto, a kind of salt, causes serious diseases, including cancer. It is responsible for converting a minor headache into migraine.
The salt induces the pancreas to excrete extra drops of insulin, causing imbalance in the body, and prompts people to overeat as it triggers hunger. Amid this, the vegetables and chicken used inside momos are stale or of a very poor standard. In fact, most of the chicken products that you get at unhygienic, cheap outlets test positive for E. coli bacteria, a powerful toxin that can cause severe illnesses.
Besides memory loss, regular consumption for two to three years causes cancer of the stomach. They are found to be more harmful than alcohol and psychotropic drugs.
The Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Cancer Research Institute concluded after a study in 2007 that Ajinomoto causes stomach cancer. The WHO declared it unsafe in 2004. But only eight of the 26 countries that use the item extensively have banned it.