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Recieved: 1999/11/24 02:25
Subject: Re: [K-list] Re: An Indian attempt at promoting veg*ism
From: Martin Thompson

20:18:37 Tue, 23 Nov 1999
Steve Salter at Steve Salter <ssalterATnospamtisbook.com> writes:
>So, are there any studies underway
>about toxic substances produced by plants when they are about to be
>harvested?

Good point. Most plants produce toxins (mostly insecticides) to try and
protect themselves from being eaten. This includes our common vegetables
- tomatoes are, I understand, part of the belladonna family (Deadly
Nightshade)? Anyway, the plant itself is poisonous. Potatoes also
contain toxins (they always give me stomach upsets so I avoid them).
Peppers taste so good because that hot or peppery flavour is a toxin
which our liver just happens to be able to deal with - other animals
won't touch them. Lots of people have problems with common foodstuffs
such as wheat, corn, and so on. Why? Because the foods are toxic.

All those toxins are *not* healthy for us in the long run and eating too
many vegetables puts our body at risk of long-term toxicity. Numerous
illnesses have plant matter as a suspect, somewhere along the line
(especially intestinal/digestive problems and some cancers). Animals at
least are not toxic, barring infectious diseases and putrefaction, of
course: nothing is actually safe.
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