10 Poisonous Foods We Like To Eat

10. Mushrooms
Around 4% of mushroom varieties are toxic.
9. Rhubarb
The green leaves contain oxalic acid. This can give you kidney stone and if enough is eaten, it can kill you.
8. Kidney beans
They harbor large quantities of toxin lectin. If you just eat three uncooked beans, they could cause severe vomiting and diarrhea.
7. Apples
Apple pips contain cyanide. If enough are eaten, it can lead to vomiting.
6. Tomatoes
The area near the stem and leaves contains the toxin tomatine. It can be used in pest control.
5. Potatoes
Green potatoes have extremely high levels of the glycoalkaloid poison.
Death by potato is rare but not unknown.
4. Cherries
The pips contain the chemical hydrogen cyanide. This can cause vomiting, breathing difficulties and even kidney failure.
3. Brazil nuts
The world’s most radioactive food. It has concentations of radium 1000 times higher than that of average foods.
2. Nutmeg
A known hallucinogen. It can cause nutmeg psychosis which apparently leads to a sense of impending doom.
1. Pufferfish
This Japanese delicacy can lead to paralysis and death.
Chefs train for 2-3 years so they can prepare it correctly.

Bon Appetit

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2 Responses to 10 Poisonous Foods We Like To Eat

Regan Plumadore says:

July 16, 2012 at 11:04 am

Kidney stones are usually caused by diet that is very high in sodium. I always avoid too much salt in the diet to avoid future kidney problems. “”"` Ciao healthmedicinelab

Dana Corby says:

January 7, 2013 at 9:04 pm

This is just needless alarmism. The quantities it would take to adversely affect anyone consuming these foods are more than anyone is ever likely to eat… Except the potatoes. The good news is the green color that indicates the presence of the toxin is confined to the skin and a couple of millimeters directly under it. All you have to do is peel the potato. A warning the article should have give but didn’t, though, is that all parts of a potato plant except the potato itself are poisonous; if you grow them at home, especially if you have children, it’s important remove the berries as soon as they form and dispose of them safely (don’t compost them!) This will also give you more & bigger potatoes.
Tomatoes are in the same family as potatoes (the Solanacea, or nightshades) and are the only member of the family the berries of which are safe to eat. All other parts of it are toxic. Fortunately, tomato & potato plants stink and have stiff hairs, so they’re not very attractive to anything but tomato ‘worms’ — actually a caterpillar. If you’re plagued by them, don’t kill them — they make lovely butterflies. Try growing some datura, woody nightshade, or other nightshade family ornamentals on the other side of the garden, and simply moving the tomato worms (also called hornworms) to those plants, where they’ll be just as happy.