We look at social media claims that amygdalin, a substance found in apricot kernels, kills cancer cells, and has been banned as a result. Amygdalin is regulated in the UK–but it doesn’t treat cancer, and it carries a risk of cyanide poisoning.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency regulates the substance in the UK, and “Clearly, buying food that contains amygdalin such as apricots and beans is not illegal.“There isn’t any scientific evidence that laetrile is an effective treatment for cancer or any other illness.”, often considered the best form of evidence for medical treatments, found that anti-cancer claims are “not currently supported by sound clinical data”, and carry a significant risk of harm.
Studies looking at the action of the substance in lab conditions and in animals have generally not found an effect, according to an. While some effect was seen in lab tests on cancer cells, this tells us little about the usefulness in treating actual cancers. The results in animals were even less positive. Six of the seven studies examined found no effect, and the seventh showed only a small slowing of cancer growth in mice injected with amygdalin.Amygdalin is partly converted into the poison cyanide once in the body, and has a long list of
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