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Thursday, December 29, 2005
Tom Yam Ban Mian Doesn’t Cure All... Yet.
By Eugene
(Date of Publication: 29 December 2005)
Abstract
Ban Mian is a healthy dish to many people in Singapore. With the addition of the Tom Yam flavor to it, it seem the noodles has other properties as well. Subjects are given a bowl of Tom Yam Ban Mian, and observations are made to see if there are any unusual healing properties of the Ban Mian.
(A) Introduction
Ban Mian has been an all time favorites among Singaporeans. Not only it is cheap, but it is also healthy and nutritious (1). Costing $2.50, a bowl of Ban Mian has vegetables, pork meat, an egg, anchovies, mushrooms (at selected stalls) and a healthy delicious soup base. Over the years, more vendors have also added Tom Yam soup base in their Ban Mian to satisfy the tastebuds of those who love spicy dishes. Recently, there have been an increasing number of reports on food products that is beneficial to our body. Some of such food products are also labeled as “Food that Heals” (2), an example is Aloe Vera. Another recent healing report came when 2 teenagers was cured of mouth ulceration when after eating a bowl of Tom Yam Ban Mian. This present study aims to find out if whether this same Tom Yam Ban Mian is able to cure other ailments.
(B) Materials and Methods
Subjects
This study sadly consists of one subject who is eligible for the present study. He was suffering from a mild case of diarrhea on 29 December 2005. Informed consent was given and objectives of the study were clearly explained to him.
Food Intake
The subject was given a bowl of Tom Yam Ban Mian at Houseman Canteen at Singapore General Hospital (SGH). The Ban Mian at Kopitiam at SGH was excluded, due to their ridiculous prices, and their pathetic serving of ingredients. The Investigator of this study also strongly encourage everyone to avoid eating at Kopitiam, as all other food products are also highly priced.
The subject was then observed monitored from the time he starts eating the noodles at lunchtime, until late in the evening on the same day.
(C) Results
The subject seemed fine during and after his meal of the Ban Mian. With no complains about his upset stomach, the prognosis seemed good. About half an hour later, the subject had another minor diarrhea.
(D) Discussion
It should also be noted that just before the minor diarrhea came after lunch, the subject was also consuming a small cup of Mashed Potatoes from MAGGI®. So there is also a small possibility that his diarrhea was caused by some contamination in the mashed potatoes. Even if the potatoes were the cause, the Tom Yam Ban Mian would have dispelled the effects of the diarrhea, if it has the ability to cure diarrhea. But since it didn’t cure, it is suggesting that Tom Yam Ban Mian isn’t a cure for diarrhea cases. However, there’s also a small possibility that Tom Yam Ban Mian is able to cure the diarrhea only that it takes into effect an hour after the consumption of the noodles, since the diarrhea occurred half an hour after the consumption of the noodles, it could suggest that its ‘healing’ effect doesn’t come immediately, and could suggest that it needs a window period before its able to cure the diarrhea.
There are so many other factors that can neither prove nor disprove the healing abilities of Tom Yam Ban Mian. Another factor that wasn’t mentioned is that the Subject also had a drink when having the noodles. The drink could possibly be an inhibitor of the Ban Mian’s healing ability. Hence more tests and experiments are needed to be done.
(E) Conclusion
Future research in this area needs to focus on recruiting more subjects. Since this study has only one subject, we cannot derive a solid conclusion whether or not Tom Yam Ban Mian does cure other forms of illnesses. We can only speculate based on the factors that revolved around the subject.
Hence, Tom Yam Ban Mian may or may not have healing properties when it’s eaten by a sick person.
References:
(1) http://www.nutrition.com.sg/do/hnoodle.asp
(2) http://www.curezone.com/foods/default.asp
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(Date of Publication: 29 December 2005)
Abstract
Ban Mian is a healthy dish to many people in Singapore. With the addition of the Tom Yam flavor to it, it seem the noodles has other properties as well. Subjects are given a bowl of Tom Yam Ban Mian, and observations are made to see if there are any unusual healing properties of the Ban Mian.
(A) Introduction
Ban Mian has been an all time favorites among Singaporeans. Not only it is cheap, but it is also healthy and nutritious (1). Costing $2.50, a bowl of Ban Mian has vegetables, pork meat, an egg, anchovies, mushrooms (at selected stalls) and a healthy delicious soup base. Over the years, more vendors have also added Tom Yam soup base in their Ban Mian to satisfy the tastebuds of those who love spicy dishes. Recently, there have been an increasing number of reports on food products that is beneficial to our body. Some of such food products are also labeled as “Food that Heals” (2), an example is Aloe Vera. Another recent healing report came when 2 teenagers was cured of mouth ulceration when after eating a bowl of Tom Yam Ban Mian. This present study aims to find out if whether this same Tom Yam Ban Mian is able to cure other ailments.
(B) Materials and Methods
Subjects
This study sadly consists of one subject who is eligible for the present study. He was suffering from a mild case of diarrhea on 29 December 2005. Informed consent was given and objectives of the study were clearly explained to him.
Food Intake
The subject was given a bowl of Tom Yam Ban Mian at Houseman Canteen at Singapore General Hospital (SGH). The Ban Mian at Kopitiam at SGH was excluded, due to their ridiculous prices, and their pathetic serving of ingredients. The Investigator of this study also strongly encourage everyone to avoid eating at Kopitiam, as all other food products are also highly priced.
The subject was then observed monitored from the time he starts eating the noodles at lunchtime, until late in the evening on the same day.
(C) Results
The subject seemed fine during and after his meal of the Ban Mian. With no complains about his upset stomach, the prognosis seemed good. About half an hour later, the subject had another minor diarrhea.
(D) Discussion
It should also be noted that just before the minor diarrhea came after lunch, the subject was also consuming a small cup of Mashed Potatoes from MAGGI®. So there is also a small possibility that his diarrhea was caused by some contamination in the mashed potatoes. Even if the potatoes were the cause, the Tom Yam Ban Mian would have dispelled the effects of the diarrhea, if it has the ability to cure diarrhea. But since it didn’t cure, it is suggesting that Tom Yam Ban Mian isn’t a cure for diarrhea cases. However, there’s also a small possibility that Tom Yam Ban Mian is able to cure the diarrhea only that it takes into effect an hour after the consumption of the noodles, since the diarrhea occurred half an hour after the consumption of the noodles, it could suggest that its ‘healing’ effect doesn’t come immediately, and could suggest that it needs a window period before its able to cure the diarrhea.
There are so many other factors that can neither prove nor disprove the healing abilities of Tom Yam Ban Mian. Another factor that wasn’t mentioned is that the Subject also had a drink when having the noodles. The drink could possibly be an inhibitor of the Ban Mian’s healing ability. Hence more tests and experiments are needed to be done.
(E) Conclusion
Future research in this area needs to focus on recruiting more subjects. Since this study has only one subject, we cannot derive a solid conclusion whether or not Tom Yam Ban Mian does cure other forms of illnesses. We can only speculate based on the factors that revolved around the subject.
Hence, Tom Yam Ban Mian may or may not have healing properties when it’s eaten by a sick person.
References:
(1) http://www.nutrition.com.sg/do/hnoodle.asp
(2) http://www.curezone.com/foods/default.asp
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