Neurotoxicity Effects of Star Fruit
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2019-11-27

Star fruit contains a neurotoxin known as caramboxin that can cause irreversible brain damage at high enough doses.

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The video I mentioned is Kidney Stones and Spinach, Chard, and Beet Greens Don’t Eat Too Much(https://nutritionfacts.org/video/kidney-stones-and-spinach-chard-and-beet-greens-dont-eat-too-much/), which is the follow-up to Oxalates in Spinach and Kidney Stones: Should We Be Concerned? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Oxalates-in-Spinach-and-Kidney-Stones-Should-We-Be-Concerned).

For some older videos I did on kidney stones, see How to Prevent Kidney Stones with Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-prevent-kidney-stones-with-diet) and How to Treat Kidney Stones with Diet (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-treat-kidney-stones-with-diet/).

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