At first glance I thought the article was about chitlins…
lol No, those are delicious and not toxic for humans.
Not only are most people allergic, they can’t digest the protein, so even if it doesn’t make them sick, it offers no nutritional value.
Exactly.
The problem is the cancer part.
You don't have to digest something or be allergic for it to be carcinogenic.
Chitin
This is one of those false conspiracies that they use to make everyone who believes in real conspiracies seem like a fool.
lol You must be chitin me.
Chitin, a polysaccharide with particular abundance in fungi, nematodes and arthropods is immunogenic. It acts as a threat to other organisms, to tackle which they have been endowed with chitinase enzyme. Even if this enzyme is not present in all organisms, they possess proteins having chitin-binding domain(s) (ChtBD). Many lethal viruses like Ebola, and HCV (Hepatitis C virus) have these domains to manipulate their carriers and target organisms.
In keeping with the basic rule of survival, the self-origin (own body component) chitins and chitinases are protective, but that of non-self origin (from other organisms) are detrimental to health.
The exogenous chitins and chitinases provoke human innate immunity to generate a deluge of inflammatory cytokines, which injure organs (leading to asthma, atopic dermatitis etc.), and in persistent situations lead to death (multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythromatosus (SLE), cancer, etc.).
Unfortunately, chitin-chitinase-stimulated hypersensitivity is a common cause of occupational allergy. On the other hand, chitin, and its deacetylated derivative chitosan are increasingly proving useful in pharmaceutical, agriculture, and biocontrol applications. This critical review discusses the complex nexus of chitin and chitinase and assesses both their pathogenic as well as utilitarian aspects.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0141813016325181
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Nigger, do you eat mushrooms?
lol Nigger, did you even read my comment?
