Warning: See Danger At Excess Consumption Of Cassava Flakes (Garri) With Sugar

It would be so weird as a Nigerian to put off or feel disconcerted about cassava flakes, popularly known as Garri by Nigerians. Garri has been the most common and available food in Nigeria for decades and as a matter of fact before 1960. It's a food eaten by both the rich and the poor, as it is said to have been saving lives for ages. It turns out to be the most easiest and fast foods in Nigeria; it could be prepared with hot water and taken with a soup, but it is more commonly prepared with cold water and drunk with any of the following; sugar, groundnut, coconut, roasted meat or fish, biscuit, suya, kulikuli among others.

Garri blends with soups like  Egusi, Oga(ora), Ewedu, bitter leaf soup, Ofe nsala or white soup amongst others. Also due to it's commonness and availability, most people prefer to drink Garri occasionally, especially students. 

However, I'm sure most people who drink Garri occasionally are not aware of the side effects particularly drinking Garri with sugar regularly. I know a lot of arguments has been raised on this subject about the side effect you would like to find out yourself.

Excess weight gain

I bet you'd probably dislike people who are obese otherwise you abhor the thought of getting fat. Most people may be thinking that eating chunk food would be detrimental other than regularly drinking Garri with sugar makes you gain unnecessary weight. This explains better medically that the body constantly has high levels of blood sugars (end product of carbohydrates). I believe strongly that most people wouldn't buy the idea of refraining from this.

Poor metabolic health

They use to say "you are what you eat". Really resounds well and meaningful at this point. Aside from me who else would believe that it's true that carbohydrates are the main/primary source of energy to the human body? Then at the same time  excessive intake of carbohydrates could result to poor metabolism among other things. Continuous intake of Garri and sugar leads to excessive intake of carbohydrates, thereby causing poor metabolic health believe me or not.

Risk of heart disease on a high side

Heart disease is another side effect of excessive carbohydrates in the body, where most people tend to suffer from. Therefore curtail excessive intake of sugar and Garri if you wish to live long.

Cause Of Diabetes

Our liver is responsible for converting carbohydrate to sugar. That means, the have to be taken care when we don't maintain good and proper dieting. Diabetes takes place when the liver has been overworked. Lack of insulin results to excessive glucose in the blood which is abnormal, and what causes this inability to produce insulin is excess starch/carbohydrates. Beware friends!

Addiction

It is said that too much of everything is bad. If this is true, then it's relative that continuous intake of Garri and sugar is hazardous to health. The continuous intake could also lead to addiction, which is as worse than those already highlighted causual effect because it is habitual effect that results the consequences. It difficult to give up the habit especially in most under developed west African countries like Nigeria.

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