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One more reason to go easy on nyama choma

A WHO report in 2015 revealed that meat consumption leads to increased risk of developing gastric cancer. [Courtesy]

Although Kenyans love ‘nyama choma’, the grim news for backyard chefs not just in Kenya, but globally, is research points to the need to go slow, as chemicals in grilled meat - especially red meat - are potential carcinogens.

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