5 Healthy Food Habits You Need To Avoid Being Poisoned

Last Updated on January 7, 2021

Almost everyone had experienced, at least once, that terrible feeling in their gut making them run to the nearest bathroom.
The cause was most likely a tasty meal the previous day that is now greatly regretted.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that 1 in 6 people (48 million Americans) get sick from foodborne illnesses every year, including 128,000 hospitalized and 3000 dying from eating contaminated food.

However, if people could be more responsible with their eating and hygiene habits, they will be able to decrease the number of infections and the multiple bacteria that are wildly growing in their foods.

5 Habits You Need To Avoid Being Poisoned

These are 5 rules you’ll need to follow if you want to avoid food poisoning:

5. Don’t leave your food out

Leaving food out at room temperature for hours, be it at home, a restaurant buffet, a party, or a cookout, is one of the main sources of food poisoning.

The germs and toxins produced by the bacteria that are commonly found in food can prosper at this temperature. They thrive in the danger zone of 5 to 60 Celsius (40 to 140 Fahrenheit).

Another culprit producing and multiplying toxins at room temperature is Bacillus, which is commonly found in leftovers, sauces, soups, and rice.

Fortunately, infections with these bacteria are rarely going to hospitalize you but would leave you poorly for 24 hours. This is why cases of illness often go unreported.

Spring means the potential for weekend cookouts, so don’t forget to use your fridge and never leave your food out for more than two hours at a time.

4. Be wary of raw poultry

Andrew Roe, Bacteriologist from the University of Glasgow, said that over 500,000 cases of food poisoning in the U.K. are caused by the chicken-loving bacteria, called campylobacter.