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Beware: A killer Fruit
Hershey C , Dubai: Nov 24 2008
Made Popular Nov 26 2008
United Arab Emirates :

Beware: A killer Fruit

This fruit can end your life!

This is not an April Fool Joke. But a stern reminder to all my readers. We were advised to have a few servings of fruits a day in order to rep the benefits of fruits right? But obviously this is one big no-no fruit to be excluded from your fruity feast!

In Shenzen, more than 10 people who consumes the star fruit had died. And now a 66-year-old, Malaysian who has been suffering from kidney ailment fell into coma after eating the start fruits. Yes, all it takes is one fruit or 100ml of its juice and the ordinarily harmless star fruit transforms poison in a matter of hours for kidney patients. So does this mean, people without kidney problems should be fine with star fruit! My take: Not at all! Prevention is better right?

Universiti Malaya Medical Centre consultant nephrologist said that star fruits contain a neurotoxin which is not present in other fruits. It affects the brain and nerves. In healthy persons, the kidneys filter it out. But for those with kidney problems, this potent toxin cannot be removed and will worsen the consumers’ conditions.

Your comment please, i have received this email from a friend, dunno it is true.

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This looks like ’Kamranga’ (in Bangla and other eastern Indian languages). It is very citrus and is considered a very good thing to eat if you have jaundice. I wonder what makes this a killer fruit. Maybe some people are allergic to the toxin mentioned to be present in the fruit.
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