07:54 PM
Saturday 20 August 2022
Books – Muhammad Amin:
Many vacationers buy seafood during their summer vacation, and one of the most popular types that have recently spread in coastal cities, is what is known as “limp shrimp”, and its price ranges from 10 to 40 pounds.
In the following lines, the “Consulto” reviews the dangers of eating limp shrimp, its effect on the body, and the differences between it and regular shrimp.
What is lizard shrimp?
Dr. Maha Ghanem, General Supervisor of the Poison Center at the Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, said that the limp shrimp is a cockroach, and it lives in sea waste and plant residues, feeds on algae and waste and absorbs toxins in its body.
Ghanem added that the limp shrimp or sea cricket is dark gray in color, with brown spots, swollen eyes, and has seven thoracic segments and six abdominal segments. It transmits damage and water pollution through the capillaries in its legs, and is full of bacteria and fungi.
The General Supervisor of the Poison Center at the Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, confirmed that the limp shrimp or the sea cockroach is completely different from the normal or natural shrimp that we know, because the familiar shrimp is full of proteins, minerals, phosphorous and also omega-3.
Ghanem warned vacationers and citizens in general against buying what is known as limp shrimp, and the need to pay attention to its shape and ensure it to avoid diseases or that may result from limp shrimp or sea cockroach.
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