A friend sent me this email message, I do not know its authenticity but then again, it makes for an informative read.
I grew up believing that eating noodles gives you long life and it has to be loooong noodles as in DO NOT CUT. I ate all kinds of noodles, I love noodles. Noodles kept me alive during my college years when I was away from home and have to budget my allowance, I bought boxes of noodles. Instant noodles, pancit canton, instant spaghetti etc etc. They were my staple food, easy on the budget and lots of flavors to choose from. But now, I might lay off on the noodles, so what gives?
This is supposed to be an article from the Philippine Star:
The reported cause of actor Rico Yan's death is nightmare or bangungot.Medical investigators in China, Japan and several Asian countries who performed autopsies on persons who died from "acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis" found out that the majority of them had eaten NOODLES as their supper. This was a startling finding. However, it wasn't the noodles that caused nightmares but dehydration. Imbibing even with a few drinks of alcohol or just eating noodles immediately before bedtime compound this on an empty stomach will trigger an electrolyte imbalance and other factors that causes a person to dehydrate or lose water.
It is therefore advisable for a person to take several glasses of water before bedtime if he had a few or several alcoholic drinks. Avoid eating noodles before bedtime, but if you cannot avoid it, allow at least two hours for the body to digest the noodles before hitting the sack and drink plenty of water. The most important thing is, never go thirsty when going to bed and be sure you have plenty of water during your 8-hour rest...