I heard about Lychee but read about it to be of great benefits yet dreadful.

Children living near lychee orchards in India were waking up screaming and crying beginning in mid-May. They had seizures, comas and even died in about 40 percent of cases. Then in July, the monsoon rains came and the outbreak would end. This happened each year. Finally, scientists were able to pinpoint the cause -- the lychees were being eaten on an empty stomach by malnourished children. The hungry children often ate unripened lychees or lychees that fell to the ground, which contained high levels of a naturally occurring amino acid derivative called hypoglycin. Lab tests confirmed this, showing abnormally high levels of hypoglycin in the affected children’s urine. Hypoglycin inhibits the body's ability to produce glucose, causing hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), which affected the children whose blood sugar levels were already so low because they were not eating dinner. Health officials urged the parents to feed the children an evening meal and limit how much lychee they ate. As a result, the cases of the mysterious illness dropped significantly.

In as much as lychees are good and beneficial, then they must be eaten when food has been eaten.

Do not eat on empty stomach.

The key lesson we can take from the children in India is to not eat unripened lychees on an empty stomach. If you are well-nourished and eating ripe lychees in moderation, you don’t need to worry.

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