Residents who eat dish that can give you cancer with just one bite have bizarre response to surgeon’s warning

Around 20,000 people die each year from eating a popular dish, but many still refuse to stop. If someone told you that a meal could kill you, you’d likely avoid it, right?

However, that’s not the case for everyone. In Thailand, Dr. Narong Khuntikeo regularly warns his patients to avoid a particular dish, yet many ignore his advice. The dish, called koi pla, is made with raw fish and is especially popular in Isaan, one of the country’s poorest provinces. Tragically, Dr. Khuntikeo lost both of his parents to liver cancer caused by eating this dish.

A report estimates that 20,000 people in Thailand die each year from liver cancer linked to eating koi pla. The fish used in this dish often come from water sources in the Mekong region, which are infected with parasitic flatworms. These flatworms carry a deadly cancer called bile duct cancer, leading Isaan to have the highest rates of…..Read Full Story Here..…………..