Can Eating Lychees Kill You?
What You Need to Know

By : Shruti Sanwariya

If you like eating lychees, stop, and think! Can this fruit take your life? Learn how to enjoy lychees safely.

Introduction

Lychee is rich in vitamin C and water content, making it a refreshing fruit in extreme heat. But, safety is crucial.

Nutritional Benefits

Caused by consuming unripe lychee, Lychee Syndrome leads to high fever, headache, dizziness, vomiting, and stomach pain. Beware of unripe lychees.

Lychee Syndrome

Unripe lychee contains methylene cyclopropyl-glycine, a toxin depleting glucose reserves, especially in undernourished children.

Toxin Alert

Eat lychee only during its peak season, before the monsoon. In rainy seasons, insect infestation can pose additional health risks.

Seasonal Eating

Ensure the lychee is naturally ripened. Unnaturally ripened lychees are often treated with harmful chemicals and preservatives, posing further health dangers.

Natural Ripening

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