Want to get sick and lose money? Eat these foods

Meat makes you sick, literally, according to the top 5 causes of lost income and quality of life years (QALYs):

  1. ca m p y l o b a c t e r in Poultry costs $1.3 billion and causes a loss of 9500 QALYs
  2. to x o p l aSm a in Pork costs $1.2 billion and causes a loss of 4500 QALYs
  3. liSt e r i a in Deli Meats costs $1.1 billion and causes a loss of 4000 QALYs
  4. Sa l m o n e l l a in Poultry costs $700 million and causes a loss of 3600 QALYs
  5. liSt e r i a in Dairy Products costs $700 million and causes a loss of 2600 QALYs

From http://goo.gl/1kfgD, the Emerging Pathogens Institute of the University of Florida. But seriously, you get toxoplasmosis from pork? Who knew?