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OR favorite snackMillennials‘- avocado – is a health risk … for the clumsiest. Yes, you read well. The Association of Plastic Surgeons (NVPC) from the Netherlands reports “several cases per week” of injuries caused by handling avocados.
The increase in cases prompted the medical association to issue a statement. The problem is not necessarily in cutting the avocado, but in removing the core with the help of a knife.
Avocado, attests to NVPC, it is slippery and the attempt to remove the lump with a object Sharpening can cause serious injury.
“Sometimes people damage or even cut the nerves in a finger and sometimes they cut tendons. The consequences are restricted movements that can be permanent,” he said. Annekatrien of the Kar, plastic surgeon from Amsterdam.
However, the association cautions that growers and supermarkets should include instructions on how to safely pit an avocado. The number 1 recommendation is to use a spoon instead of a knife.
Below you can watch a short video (in Dutch) made by the medical association explaining the ways to make sure you remove the core from delicious food.
According to Dutch News, avocado consumption in the Netherlands has increased by 40% in the last five years, making the country the largest importer in the world, although the majority is for distribution to other countries.
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