{"id":25621,"date":"2025-02-18T18:34:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T17:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=25621"},"modified":"2025-02-18T18:34:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T17:34:56","slug":"over-200-people-are-killed-by-the-worlds-deadliest-food-every-year-but-almost-500-million-people-still-eat-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=25621","title":{"rendered":"Over 200 People Are Killed By The \u201cWorld\u2019s Deadliest Food\u201d Every Year, But Almost 500 Million People Still Eat It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are many foods around the world that can quickly fill you up, but they aren\u2019t often served at the dinner table every night. Now, let\u2019s talk about a common food consumed globally: cassava.<\/p>\n<p>Cassava is a staple in many people\u2019s diets as both a food and a plant. Every year, hundreds of millions of tonnes of cassava are grown, and it is consumed by around 500 million people. This versatile root crop is widely eaten in various forms, such as boiled, fried, or used in flour. Native to South America, cassava has spread to different parts of the world.<\/p>\n<p>However, while it is an important food source, cassava can be quite harmful if not prepared properly. It contains cyanogenic compounds that can be toxic if consumed in large amounts or without proper cooking. Despite this, when prepared correctly, cassava is a nutritious and filling food enjoyed by many across the globe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many foods around the world that can quickly fill you up, but they aren\u2019t often served at the dinner table every night. Now, let\u2019s talk about a common food consumed globally: cassava. Cassava is a staple in many people\u2019s diets as both a food and a plant. Every year, hundreds of millions of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25621"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25622,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25621\/revisions\/25622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}