A foodie’s guide to hepatitis A…
March 26, 2018 02:47 pm | Updated 02:47 pm IST The first thing I noticed after waking up was a beeping sound above me. Unlike hepatitis B and C, the A virus does not cause chronic liver disease and is rarely fatal, but it can cause debilitating symptoms and fulminant hepatitis. What one does A self-proclaimed street-food connoisseur and a part-time food writer, I got my thrill out of eating out — following trails recommended by other foodies, taking friends along the food track, and the ultimate kick of discovering a glorious eat not yet documented on Instagram or profiled on Zomato. WHO estimates that unsafe food containing harmful bacteria, viruses or chemical substances, causes more than 200 diseases — ranging from diarrhoea and organ failure to chronic neurological disorders, even cancers. Eating out frequently, even uncontaminated food, carries additional risks like obesity, elevated cholesterol and sodium levels, exposure to allergens and gastrointestinal disorders like acid reflux.
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