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  2. Brazil nut - Wikipedia

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    Brazil nuts also contain barium, a metal with a chemical behavior quite similar to radium. [33] While barium, if ingested, can have toxic effects, such as weakness, vomiting, or diarrhea, [34] the amount present in Brazil nuts is orders of magnitude too small to have noticeable health effects.

  3. There's an Active Brazil Nut Recall Due to Mold and Yeast ...

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    The Brazil nuts were distributed nationwide and in Singapore. Related: Over 30,000 Jars of Kimchi Recalled in 10 States Due to High Levels of Yeast. According to the USDA, exposure to some molds ...

  4. Dietitians debunk 7 myths about nuts, including ... - AOL

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    However, ingesting too much selenium — whether through Brazil nuts or otherwise — can cause selenium toxicity, which she says may lead to symptoms such as “gastrointestinal disturbances ...

  5. Are Brazil Nuts Good for You? Here’s What Nutritionists Say

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    “The maximum amount of Brazil nuts you should eat per day is three or you could be headed for selenium toxicity as the upper limit is 400 micrograms daily,” says Malkoff-Cohen.

  6. List of food contamination incidents - Wikipedia

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    1968 – Yushō disease; mass poisoning resulting from rice bran oil contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls in Kyūshū, Japan; 1971 – 1971 Iraq poison grain disaster: 100 to 400 died of mercury poisoning by eating seeds intended for planting and treated with mercury as a fungicide. [16] [17]

  7. Whatever It Takes (House) - Wikipedia

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    While House is sitting at his bedside, John tells him of his time in Bolivia, but House realizes John was actually in Brazil. This leads House to infer that, rather than chestnuts , John had eaten large quantities of Brazil nuts (called "castanhas-do-Pará", literally "chestnuts of Pará " in Brazilian Portuguese ), which naturally contain a ...

  8. Eat Brazil nuts, take fish oil supplements, drink caffeine ...

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    Brazil nuts are high in the antioxidant selenium, which has anti-inflammatory benefits. Just don’t overdo it: Eating too much selenium can lead to toxicity and symptoms like nausea, hair loss ...

  9. Selenium in biology - Wikipedia

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    Brazil nuts are the richest ordinary dietary source and could cause selenium toxicity if consumed regularly – though the actual concentration of selenium (as with any plant-based food sources, such as another selenium-accumulating "paradise nut" Lecythis, belonging to the same family Lecythidaceae) is soil-dependent and may vary significantly ...