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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
November 3, 2005
Fact. Fava beans contain compounds that can destroy the red blood cells of an individual lacking a specific enzyme. In some Mediterranean, African or Pacific Rim regions, the genetic defect that causes the reaction is carried by as much as 20 percent of the populations. But in the United States,....