Abstract
The consumption of raw red kidney beans may lead to acute gastroenteritis, which may be severe. The toxic factor is most probably a haemagglutinin that is destroyed by adequate cooking.
MeSH terms
- Adolescent
- Cooking
- Disease Outbreaks / epidemiology*
- Fabaceae / poisoning*
- Gastroenteritis / epidemiology
- Gastroenteritis / etiology*
- Humans
- Male
- Plants, Medicinal*
- United Kingdom