THE SUB ACUTE EFFECT OF COMPOUND DIET MADE FROM BAEBECUED RECIPE OF PLANTAIN AND SALMON FISH ON PLASMA ENZYME ACTIVITY

Over the years, grilling and smoking as food preparation techniques have been found to introduce polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to the food products. Such food products when ultimately consumed by human could pose sever health challenges. Here, the effects of consumption of smoked fish and roasted plantain on the serum enzymes of Wistar albino rats were investigated as a method of determining the potential effect of such food consumption on humans. To achieve this, twenty-eight (28) Wistar male albino rats were fed with smoked fish and/or roasted plantain for 21 days and killed after 28 days to collect serum for investigating the activities of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP). Results obtained for AST and ALT in the serum of rats fed with smoked fish and/or roasted plantain were significantly (p \ 0.05) different from those obtained for control rats. However, the activity of ALP was substantially lower in the rats fed with smoked fish and roasted plantain when compared to that of the control. Thus, exposure of the albino rats to smoked or roasted foods which inherently contain PAHs induced changes in the activities of AST, ALT, and ALP, which are an indication of the effect on health. This study therefore promotes the awareness on potential human health implications of consuming smoked fish and roasted plantain, which could guide public health policies and decisions.