Foods That Kill - 10 Deadly Things You May Eat For Dinner You Can Die From
Posted: Sunday, February 19, 2012
by Kacycarr
http://www.spotthepimple.com
What do you know about the food you eat. Did you know the food you eat on a regular basis might have the potential to kill you. Scary isn’t it? Why would anyone want to eat food that puts their life in danger? Foods you can die from eating are usually the most tastiest and delicious thus making it hard to do without them, that‘s why! Fatal only really comes into play if the foods are misused.
Foods eaten everyday that have the potential to kill.
Fugu
How much aside from being a Japanese delicacy do you know about Fugu (puffer fish.) For one its poisonous, and not any old chef like you or me is permitted to cook it in a restaurant. Only specially trained cooks are licensed to prepare the fish. They have to taste the fish themselves after cooking it because smallest bite can cause paralysis and death by asphyxiation from the tetrodoxin held in its organs and skin.
Potatoes
Potatoes, commonly referred to as spuds, and which make tasty chips, mash and roast potatoes, is not as harmless as you think. The leaves, stems and sprouts of potatoes contain substances called glycoalkaloids, which can cause cramping, diarrhoea, headaches, coma or death if eaten by a human being. Potatoes left on the vine for a considerable period of time is likely to absorb some substance, of which only 3 to 6 mg per kg of body weight could be deadly. Be alert when a peeling potatoes tinged green because this is a sign its infected.
Nutmeg
A popular spice but a troublesome one if not used correctly. Nutmeg is a hallucinogen. Eating a full nutmeg can send you into a psychotic trip. As little as 0.2 ounces of nutmeg can trigger convulsions, and 0.3 oz - seizures.
Cherries
Don’t you just love cherries? This might change after you read this. Cherry seeds can be lethal. The pits/seeds of cherries, apricots, peaches, plums and apples all contain prussic acid, a form of cyanide; that’s right cyanide, the stuff you see used to finish people off in the movies. If the seeds are bitten into, the toxin can escape. You don’t hear of many people dying after eating a cherry seed, nonetheless it makes you wiser towards the fruit should you want to suck on the stone.
Almonds
No way not almonds being potential killer? I‘m afraid so. Almonds naturally contain cyanide; Untreated almonds eaten in large quantities can have serious consequences. America requires that almonds must be cleared of all toxins before going on sale. Whatever the nut be careful, and people with a nut allergy should check all food packaging to avoid death, which can be the case.
Ackee
Ackee is a Jamaican fruit often used in native dishes. An unripe fruit is poisonous. If eaten at this stage it can cause severe problems, due to a chemical that upsets the body's glucose levels. Fatalities are known.
Tuna
Oh no there goes the tuna and mayo sandwiches out the window. Oh no they don’t. The foods mentioned here are still eaten but with caution, so tuna stays on the menu. Tuna, like other fish types often contain moderate to high levels of mercury which can potentially cause brain damage if eaten in big quantities. While the FDA do not fully support children and pregnant women eating tuna, the rest of us should eat the fish in moderation. The FDA suggests limiting tuna, and all fish, intake to 12 ounces a week; but the amount that can be toxic varies by gender and weight.
Rhubarb
It’s the rhubarb leaves that are a danger to a persons health because they contain oxalic acid. Eating them can cause sickness and lead to kidney stones. Although you’d have to eat at least 11 pounds in weight of the stuff to die from it, remember the sicky side of things should you want to nibble more than the rhubarb stalk.
Cashews
The chemical urushiol found in poison ivy is also contained in raw cashew nuts. Cashews sold in supermarkets stating raw on the bagging have been treated to remove the toxin, so don’t panic. This is a dangerous nut, but not lethal if steamed of the toxin.
Cassava (Yuca)
If you love the taste of African and South American dishes then its possible you’ll have eaten a vegetable called Cassava, also known as yuca or manioc. It is a tuber root vegetable used a lot in these places to cook with. This vegetable has to be cooked, eaten raw it becomes a killer. Even lightly cooked, its still a death sentence. To get a bigger picture of the danger of eating this raw is - about 40 mg of cyanide, found in 2 kg of fresh cassava root, can easily kill a bull.
At the end of the day if you think about it all foods can kill if you eat to much of it. Obesity is a major problem today, so sensible eating is the way forward and a guarantee to enjoy your life…not end it, well not before time anyway.
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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)Hi Kacy.
Wow! What an article. I knew about some of the cyanide containing foods, but not about all of them and the others are just mind blowing. Geez!
Thanks for the info.
Hugs,
DianneThanks for dropping by to comment Dianne your time is much appreciated. Now to make dinner for John and me...I wonder if he likes Fugu?
Keep well
Kacy
om my gosh i never knew most of that think i may starve to death now :-SIt doesnt say nothing about takeaways Sophie so me you and especially Jake have no worries
Kacy
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