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by raverbashing 1225 days ago
Calling it "poison" is not an honest description of it

That "poison" is present in fruits, and there is even evidence that we have evolved to eat fermented foods, containing said substance (which doesn't get metabolized in the best way, sure, but not in the worse way neither).

UV rays are also "poison" and also essential to normal life. Oxygen is literally toxic to several life forms on earth.

Other "poisons" present in food are cyanide for example. Vitamin A is also very damaging at high quantities.