{"id":650,"date":"2025-03-14T16:04:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T16:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=650"},"modified":"2025-03-14T16:04:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T16:04:40","slug":"worlds-deadliest-food-kills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=650","title":{"rendered":"\u2018World\u2019s deadliest food\u2018 kills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The World\u2019s Deadliest Food: Cassava<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cassava, a staple food for 500 million people worldwide, is also considered the \u2018world\u2019s deadliest food,\u2019 responsible for over 200 deaths annually. While it is a vital part of many diets, improper preparation can make it highly toxic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why Is Cassava Dangerous?<\/strong>&nbsp;Native to South America, cassava contains cyanogenic glucosides, which release toxic hydrogen cyanide if not processed correctly. The World Health Organization (WHO) warns: \u201cCassava tubers contain a varying quantity of cyanogenic glucosides which protect the root against attack by animals and insects. Appropriate processing before consumption can reduce cyanogenic glucoside content.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Health Risks and Fatalities<\/strong>&nbsp;Consumption of improperly prepared cassava has led to acute cyanide poisoning and diseases like konzo, a neurological disorder. The WHO explains: \u201cKonzo is an irreversible spastic paraparesis of sudden onset\u2026 a disease of extreme poverty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Safe Consumption Practices<\/strong>&nbsp;Proper preparation\u2014such as soaking for 24 hours\u2014is essential. During Venezuela\u2019s 2017 food crisis, people died after consuming bitter cassava out of desperation. Ensuring safe processing can prevent such tragedies while maintaining cassava as a crucial food source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World\u2019s Deadliest Food: Cassava Cassava, a staple food for 500 million people worldwide, is also considered the \u2018world\u2019s deadliest food,\u2019 responsible for over 200 deaths annually. While it is a vital part of many diets, improper preparation can make it highly toxic. Why Is Cassava Dangerous?&nbsp;Native to South America, cassava contains cyanogenic glucosides, which&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=650"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":653,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650\/revisions\/653"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}