Conclusion
Sushi sitting a bit heavy on your stomach? It might be good to eat, trendy, and beautiful to look at, but each bite of sushi potentially life changing. From parasites to toxins to someone’s poopy hands, you stand a really good chance of getting very sick from eating sushi. There aren’t statistics that break down infections by food type, but one in six Americans gets food poisoning every year.
Children, pregnant women and people with compromised immune systems should avoid sushi. The illnesses are unpleasant, but for those groups, the side effects can be fatal or cause long term harm.