Deadly or Not?

Some foods are downright deadly! Or are they?

If you enjoy eating hot dogs or tuna fish – you could be asking for it. These were on TIME Magazine’s list of the most dangerous food – but are they?

• Hot Dogs? 17% of food-related asphyxiations in kids under ten are caused by hot dogs that get lodged in the throat. Dice them up before serving them to kids or people with no teeth.

• Peanut Butter? Only 1% of the U.S. population is allergic to them – but peanuts are still the most common cause of food-allergy deaths. The other 99% of us should be fine.

• Tuna Fish? It’s got mercury in it which can damage the nervous system if you eat too much. The average adult shouldn’t eat more than one can every four days.

• Rhubarb? Beware of the pie plant! Actually, the stalks are fine – just don’t eat large amounts of the leaves, they’re poisonous. That’s why rhubarb is usually sold without them.

• Tapioca? The popular pudding flavor comes from the roots of the cassava plant. If you can find a cassava root – resist the temptation to gnaw on it – it contains cyanide.