CARAMBOLAHEDELMÄSSÄ MYRKYLLISIÄ AINEITA

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Lähettäjä: Soijuv Lähetetty: 12.5.2006 19:44

Artikkelin mukaan trooppinen carambola-niminen hedelmä (kellertävänvihreä, tähdenmuotoinen) sisältää neurotoksiinia, joka on haitallista erityisesti sellaisille henkilöille, joilla on munuaisten vajaatoimintaa. Sen epäillään kertyvän tällaisilla henkilöillä elimistöön ja läpäisevän veri-aivoesteen aiheuttaen pysyviä vaurioita keskushermostoon, jopa kuoleman.


Dangerous Tropical Fruit 3/14/03

On page 31 of the book some tropical fruits not sold in the U.S. are reported to be dangerous. Recently, upon receiving a call from a local kidney specialist, I became aware of a potentially deadly tropical fruit that is sold in the U.S.! Star fruit (carambola) originated in Southeast Asia and is readily available in many tropical countries such as Brazil, Thailand, and Taiwan. It belongs to the oxalidaceae family, species Averrhoa carambola. Star fruit contains an unknown neurotoxin that has apparently killed patients with renal disease, particularly patients who are on dialysis. It appears that these patients cannot clear this toxin in their urine and that it accumulates in the body, and eventually crosses the blood-brain barrier resulting in irreversible damage and death. There is presently no known treatment for star fruit intoxication. If you look star fruit up on the internet, you will find many enticing recipes. Beware, it may be a long time before this dangerous food becomes outlawed in the U.S. or elsewhere.

Chapter 1. Chemicals Lurking in Your Grocery

NATURALLY DANGEROUS: Surprising Facts About Food, Health, and the Environment.
by James P. Collman, Professor of Chemistry, Stanford University

FYI-Barkeepers Friend, a scouring powder used to contain oxalic acid
I haven't seen the ingriendents listed on the label recently.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/quer ... t=Abstract

Russell B.Olinsky, M.S.
Environmental Specialist