What This Story Is About
- A Nashville food critic is recovering from cyclosporiasis, a parasite found in produce, after a three-week illness that forced her to stop working and lose nearly 20 pounds.
Why It Matters
- The case highlights the real-world impact of a parasite spreading across the country, affecting everyday people whose livelihoods depend on food.
What Happens Next
- Hart says her symptoms are improving and she hopes to return to reviewing local Nashville restaurants as her recovery continues.
For Context
- Hart contracted cyclosporiasis while regularly eating produce as part of her diet as a food critic, making it difficult to trace the source of her infection.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A local food critic is recovering after a three-week battle with cyclosporiasis, a parasite found in produce that has been spreading across the country.
Christina Hart, who reviews local Nashville restaurants on her social media, said the illness forced her to stop working and caused her to lose nearly 20 pounds in three weeks.
‘It stopped my whole life’
Hart said she initially thought she had food poisoning or a virus before her symptoms worsened.
“I just remember waking up and was like, oh no,” Hart said. “And I ran to the bathroom and it happened every thirty minutes, every thirty minutes for the first week.”…