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Almonds inside apricot kernels are to be eaten in moderation because of the "risk of cyanide poisoning", recommended Sunday the health security agency (ANSES).
The Agency The National Food Safety Authority relayed the recommendations of its European counterpart: "about one to three almonds for adults and half a small almond for children" at most every day.
a report of 154 cases of intoxication between January 2012 and October 2017.
Two of them particularly illustrate the danger: a 54-year-old woman who, "after consuming 50 almonds in one day", was hospitalized in hypotension, and an 87-year-old man who had eaten 40, and who had "cardiac malaise."
In the other cases were reported many symptoms: dizziness, feeling sick, headache, digestive disorders , palpitations, discomfort breathed
"A well-known ingredient in jammakers, apricot kernel kernels are increasingly being used as a natural remedy for so-called 'anti-cancer' properties," ANSES said in a statement.
"There is no scientific evidence" to suggest that this nut prevents or cures the disease, she said.
Yet, it "arouses a craze that is measured on the internet where sites encourage their consumption in large quantities, ranging from 10 almonds per day prevention to 60 almonds for people with cancer, "lamented the Agency.
But that fans are rebadured:" consumption of these almonds for the purpose of food approval is possible "as long as it is reasonable.
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