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2025-01-13 23:00:15 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 312BB7EE91F9209AE0AA5AC6DE54D708F9CD8DDEE64DCB8DDF8911B7FF4D3B87
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This book promotes dangerous claims. Vitamin B17, also known as laetrile or amygdalin, is not actually a vitamin at all - it's a compound found in apricot pits and some other seeds that breaks down into cyanide in the body: https://www.livestrong.com/article/286441-fruits-vegetables-that-contain-vitamin-b17/ https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/b17-vitamin The FDA has banned its sale in the United States: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/laetrile-vitamin-b17
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