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Originally Posted by Worth1

I cant let this thread go on without posting this information.
I have known about this for years and it effects people of Mediterranean back grounds.

Worth

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...NTZ32A&cad=rja

Worth, It's good that you to passed that info along. It is a hereditary condition that affects a minority of people of Mediterranean decent.
Favism is associated with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, a genetic condition, but not everyone with G6PD exhibits a reaction to the alkaloids in Fava Beans. A potentially fatal reaction is pretty rare from what I understand.

I'm half Italian, I've consumed much Fava beans in my life and I'm still here. I guess I'm safe.