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Afraid to eat peanut butter!
Steve Freides wrote:
> Jean B. wrote:
>> Steve Freides wrote:
>>> Jean B. wrote:
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>>>> Yes, really. But peanuts hold a higher risk. I don't THINK I
>>>> saw hazelnuts, which I love, mentioned. Almonds were mentioned.
>>> So what is this I ought to be worried about when eating almonds?
>>>
>>> -S-
>>>
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>> According to Weil, there can ba aflatoxins in almonds.
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> I know I could Google, but do you want to tell me what an aflatoxin is
> and why I should be concerned? This is the first time I've heard the
> term.
>
> -S-
>
http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/id/QAA115491
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aflatoxin
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