130 alami keracunan selepas makan belut panggang di Jepun

YOKOHAMA: Seramai 130 orang mengalami keracunan makanan selepas memakan hidangan belut panggang yang dijual minggu lepas di sebuah gedung serbaneka di Yokohama dekat Tokyo, kata pihak berkuasa kesihatan tempatan pada Isnin.

Menurut pusat kesihatan bandar Yokohama, kesemua mereka melaporkan gejala seperti muntah dan cirit-birit, tetapi kebanyakan kes tidak serius.

Satu-satunya kematian dalam kalangan individu terjejas adalah seorang wanita berusia 90-an yang punca kematiannya tidak diketahui, lapor Agensi Berita Kyodo.

Menurut pusat kesihatan awam, mereka mengesan staphylococcus aureus yang boleh menyebabkan muntah dan cirit-birit dalam najis beberapa orang yang memakan hidangan itu.

Ramai orang di Jepun makan belut panggang atau unagi pada musim panas kerana percaya ia membantu mereka menyejukkan badan.

-- BERNAMA

Niaga SPOTLIGHT: Costing The Silent Threat of Obesity

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia are a growing burden on the health system, with a number of associated health issues and economic costs.

The annual cost of healthcare for NCDs is estimated to be over RM 9.65 billion. Meanwhile, the cost of disability and loss of healthy life years is estimated to be around RM 100.79 billion. Absenteeism due to NCDs is estimated to cost the Malaysian economy RM 2.6 billion annually.

From the common NCDs, obesity is one of THE most significant health threats, with nearly 20% of the Malaysian population currently classified as obese.

Additionally, more than half of all adults (54%) are overweight or obese. According to the World Obesity Atlas, this figure could rise to 41% in Malaysia by 2035, if preventive action is not taken.

Niaga Spotlight focuses on immediate strategies to address this growing silent threat of Obesity, which also burdens the national healthcare system as well as national productivity levels with significant impacts and costs.