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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7417869/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7417869/ In haven't done the math myself but my understandin

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7417869/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7417869/ In haven't done the math myself but my understanding from a summary I read (back can't find now of course) is that you'd have to eat an absurd amount of green potatoes (specificly the skins) to get near the dose required for ill effects. Don't feed a child or a dog a bag of green potatoes and if you're worried about inflammation yourself, just peel the potato.

dekhn 5y ago
What I'm trying to understand from your comment: do you think that people haven't died from potato-based solanine poisoning ("I haven't done the math myself..."). It's rare but it happens even if you don't eat massive amounts of potatos.
- intrepidhero 5y ago
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanine https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanine It seems like most of the fatalities were related to food shortages, ie people eating very bad potatoes they wouldn't have normally eaten. Alkaloids have a strong bitter taste that makes it difficult to consume enough of them to do harm. Unless you're starving. My point was just that concentrations in a normal potato, that's turned a little green on the counter are far below anything you need to worry about. If you want to be especially cautious, peel it. But it's a bit of waste to throw them away. Definitely don't eat the sprouts, or the greens of any nightshade.
  - jtc331 5y ago
    Even nightshade greens are overhyped on risk level. The Joy of Cooking used to have tomato greens as stuffing in various recipes; you have to eat a large amount for it to be actually a problem.
aszantu 5y ago
Don't know exactly why but suspect that some ppl don't metabolise potatoes well and get very tired after eating them with a meal
- WheelsAtLarge 5y ago
  This used to happened to me after I visited a favorite restaurant of mine. After I ate there I was so tired I had to rest for a few hours. It turns out it was the amount of white rice I ate there relative to my everyday. Rice was always a big part of the meal. It's commonly referred as a carb or sugar crash. Formally, it's called "Reactive hypoglycemia." It can hit anyone. People have different sensitivity to it but it can really tire you out when it hits. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/expert-answers/reactive-hypoglycemia/faq-20057778 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/expe...
Mezzie 5y ago
Or small women. My maternal family is full of fully grown adults less than 5'2" who weigh less than 90 lbs. My mom, grandma, and even my uncles would not have a good time.
xkcd-sucks 5y ago
While the lethal dose might be high, mild potato poisoning really sucks. It feels similar to a hangover (headache, nausea, cognitive problems, weird heart rate) and can ruin your whole day. I only learned about potato toxicity after experiencing this several times eating slightly green potatoes for dinner - it was unpleasant enough to ruin my taste for them which is really quite unfortunate

dekhn 5y ago

What I'm trying to understand from your comment: do you think that people haven't died from potato-based solanine poisoning ("I haven't done the math myself..."). It's rare but it happens even if you don't eat massive amounts of potatos.

intrepidhero 5y ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanine https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanine It seems like most of the fatalities were related to food shortages, ie people eating very bad potatoes they wouldn't have normally eaten. Alkaloids have a strong bitter taste that makes it difficult to consume enough of them to do harm. Unless you're starving. My point was just that concentrations in a normal potato, that's turned a little green on the counter are far below anything you need to worry about. If you want to be especially cautious, peel it. But it's a bit of waste to throw them away. Definitely don't eat the sprouts, or the greens of any nightshade.
- jtc331 5y ago
  Even nightshade greens are overhyped on risk level. The Joy of Cooking used to have tomato greens as stuffing in various recipes; you have to eat a large amount for it to be actually a problem.

aszantu 5y ago

Don't know exactly why but suspect that some ppl don't metabolise potatoes well and get very tired after eating them with a meal

WheelsAtLarge 5y ago
This used to happened to me after I visited a favorite restaurant of mine. After I ate there I was so tired I had to rest for a few hours. It turns out it was the amount of white rice I ate there relative to my everyday. Rice was always a big part of the meal. It's commonly referred as a carb or sugar crash. Formally, it's called "Reactive hypoglycemia." It can hit anyone. People have different sensitivity to it but it can really tire you out when it hits. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/expert-answers/reactive-hypoglycemia/faq-20057778 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/expe...

Mezzie 5y ago

Or small women. My maternal family is full of fully grown adults less than 5'2" who weigh less than 90 lbs. My mom, grandma, and even my uncles would not have a good time.

xkcd-sucks 5y ago

While the lethal dose might be high, mild potato poisoning really sucks. It feels similar to a hangover (headache, nausea, cognitive problems, weird heart rate) and can ruin your whole day. I only learned about potato toxicity after experiencing this several times eating slightly green potatoes for dinner - it was unpleasant enough to ruin my taste for them which is really quite unfortunate