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Why you need to stop ordering spicy tuna rolls

These days everyone tells you everything is bad for you. Every kind of food for you is bad because it will be bad for your health, make your phallus and surrounding area shrink of you’re a guy; or like in today’s case, it can cause food poisoning as well!

 

If you’re like me; then you LOVE sushi, so today’s news should be a bit of a tragedy. Apparently; sushi is now dangerous to eat, and I don’t mean the rotten sushi either. So many of you may have heard of how McDonald’s in the states was under fire last year for “ammonia washing” their beef products. Apparently the same thing is done for fish. The spicy tuna roll that you’re snacking on right now? Yep, there’s a possibility that delicious roll has been reconstructed into that yummy mash that you’re chewing on right now.

 

You may think, “So what? It’s still food right? Everything is processed now anyways”. True dat bro, the only problem: two ugly strains of salmonella are associated with this form of food processing. When fish is filleted, there is still leftover meat left on the skeleton of the fish. To you and me, that is disposable meat. To the big corporations, that is money in their eyes. India catches and processes alot of fish these days. Not only is the so called “tuna scrape” just tuna, it is a combination of several different fish meats chopped and mashed together, then frozen and sold in giant blocks to restaurants all around the world. In the United States 80% of all domestically sold seafood is imported. Recently there have been 250 cases and a possible 6000 undiagnosed cases of food poisoning in the states with patients contacting Salmonella. What relates them all? 80% of the cases all claimed to have eaten spicy tuna rolls that contain the tuna scrape fish meat bought from grocery stores and restaurants.

 

Some food for thought: maybe next time you go out for sushi, stay on the safe side and order nigiri sushi or sashimi. Something that’s solid that you can actually see with your own eyes.

 

Not Sleeping Enough Will Make You Fat.

It has been a while since we posted anything regarding health issues, so here it is!

People used to say that, those who sleep a lot are lazy and fat. But thats not necessarily the case anymore.
A new study revealed that, having less than 7 hours of sleep will promote genetic influences associated with weight gaining.

This is not me.

The study was based on analyzing sleeping patterns and genetic markers of 1,088 pairs of twins. The results indicated that, those who had less than seven hours of sleep are 2x more likely to experience the genetic effects that promotes weight gaining,comparing to those who had more than nine hours of sleep.

In the conclusion of the study, it stated,”Shorter sleep duration is associated with increased BMI and increased genetic influences on BMI, suggesting that shorter sleep duration increases expression of genetic risks for high body weight. At the same time, longer sleep duration may suppress genetic influences on body weight. Future research aiming to identify specific genotypes for BMI may benefit by considering the moderating role of sleep duration.”

I can’t stress how crucial it is to have a normal and stabilized sleeping pattern. I am pretty sure most of us experienced times where we slept too much, and felt very tired upon waking up. At the same time, I am also sure most us experienced staying up all night long(especially during exam periods!).

Bottled Water May Boost Kids’ Tooth Decay

Did you experience early tooth decay? Did you drank a lot of bottled water?
Many dentists and government health officials suspect that early tooth decay in young children may be related to drinking bottled water instead of tap water.

Jonathon D. Shenkin, spokesman on paediatric dentistry for the American Dental Association says, “You should brush twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste, see the dentist twice a year for fluoride treatment and get fluoride in your drinking water,” , ”If you’re not getting it in your drinking water, that takes out a component of the effectiveness of that triad.”

The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention also warned the public, “bottled water may not have sufficient amount of fluoride which is important for preventing tooth decay and promoting oral health.”

A recent study in the Archives of Pediatrics founded that 45% of parents provide their kids with bottled water only, or primarily bottled water. The study also showed, more than 65% of parents providing bottled water does not know what level of fluoride it contains.

International Bottled Water Association responded to the recent news, “In fact, bottled water does not contain ingredients that cause cavities, such as sugar,”

However, other dental experts say it’s not absolutely sure that there is a link between bottled water and tooth decay, but there are certain evidences that supports the claim that bottled water does not have sufficient amount of fluoride and fluoride is a key element in preventing tooth decay

It might not be bottled water that is contributing to the whole cause of tooth decay, inadequate brushing habits, delayed dental visits, food choices, snacks, and beverages may all contribute to tooth decay. But regardless of what may contribute to tooth decay, the main issue is that, it starts very early and it often gets worse. “When you have tooth decay in your baby teeth, you will have tooth decay in your permanent teeth,” said Dye.

Regardless of what may be the cause of tooth decay, it is very important to make visits to see our dentists twice a year, and of course food choices and beverages are a big factor.