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The Dangers of Cassava (Tapioca) Consumption

Cassava (Tapioca) is a worldwide staple food consumed by over 800 million people. It contains cyanide which may lead to acute toxicity or chronically may be an aetiological factor in tropical nutritional amblyopia, tropical neuropathy, endemic goitre, cretinism and tropical diabetes. It may also hav...

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Published in:Bristol Med Chir J
Main Author: Hall, Michael J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Clinical Press 1987
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5113521/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28906749
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