Don't eat bitter pumpkin, study warns after women lose hair
May 25, 2018
A doctor warned Friday that bitter-tasting pumpkins and squashes can contain potent toxins, after two women were poisoned by their dinners and lost most of their hair.
French dermatologist Philippe Assouly described the two unusual cases in a scientific journal, highlighting a previously unknown "toxic association of alopecia (hair loss) with a common plant".
The plant family in question are cucurbits and include squashes, gourds, and pumpkins.
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