Sushi opinons?

Question

im doing a debate and wondering if anyone got a couple of ideas why sushi would be bad for you just some topic starters so i can do research on any is good right now just to get started

Answer 1

Raw foods (such as your sushi, often made of raw fish) are generally the best for preserving enzymes and other nutrients, as long as the foods are fresh. Time, heat, freezing, microwaving and so on destroy those nutrients in a hurry. Nowadays, the main concern with raw foods is bacterial. Not all foods at the sushi bar are raw, and those that are tend to be well controlled (that is, free from harmful bacteria), as a restaurant's reputation can be blown pretty easily with a mishap.

Some of the foods obtained at sushi bars are rolled in white rice, which is a pure starch that converts to sugar quickly, has little fiber and has most nutrients removed. Try to go heavier on the fish (sushi style) and lighter on the rolls.

The "raw is okay" edict does not extend to oysters, in my opinion. Oysters, which sit in mucky beds on the bottom of bodies of water of often-questionable quality, are a gamble. Tread carefully where those are concerned, if you must eat them at all.

Soy sauce is a fermented soy product that should offer few problems in the average amounts used. The salt in there is rarely a problem, and it certainly isn't fattening. Ditto for wasabi, Japanese horseradish.

Wasabi comes from the root of the plant wasabia japonicum and is extremely hot. Because it's so hot, you really can't take enough in to make a difference calorie-wise, so that's rarely a factor in eating it.

Unfortunately, the stuff is very hard to grow, and improperly preparing it readily breaks down the hot, spicy nature. So "wasabi" in much of Japanese cuisine in America is standard horseradish that has been treated to a bath of food coloring. If that spice bothers you, it's possible that you're just allergic to dye (or horseradish).

Answer 2

Sushi its self is really good for you because of the oxidants in fish but if the person preparing, cutting, and storing the fish can make it very unsafe. certain fish if not cut properly can be hazardous, I watched a gentleman in a Japanese restaurant in Oklahoma (I love sushi but Oklahoma is too far to get real fresh fish) any ways, he cut a chicken breast on a board for a dish and didn't wash/wipe down or anything before slapping a tuna flank on it so he could slice it for "fresh" sushi. So Fish its self is great. The cook is the one who could be to blame.

Answer 3

raw fish has been shown to be bad for people. possibly mercury in tuna, or low quality fish.

also if the chef did not wash his hands well

Answer 4

It's actually very very healthy!!  So you're in kind of a bind.  

You might look at how eating too much fish high on the food chain (things like shark) could be bad because they will have a higher concentration of mercury or other contaminants...but generally the fish you eat in sushi isn't like that.  

If you eat ONLY fish and no vegetables then that isn't a balanced diet.  

Oh well, good luck.

Answer 5

Mercury content in the fish.

Ciguatera - a foodborne illness contracted from fish and seafood with ciguatoxin.  Toxins cannot be cooked out, frozen out, etc.

Not getting sushi grade fish.

At least the ciguatera is a good one.  Good luck!

Answer 6

Sushi is really good for you!

...but if you want to look on the negative side...I guess their could be contamination issues and stuff

Answer 7

There are some issues with parasites, improperly handling of sushi and mercury content of certain fish.