cyanide exposure is konzo, a neurological disorder characterized by sudden and permanent weakness or paralysis, particularly of the legs.
The risk can increase in circumstances where communities depend heavily on cassava, particularly when food shortages make proper processing more difficult and diets lack sufficient protein.
This illustrates why cassava safety is not simply a matter of individual cooking preferences. Food security, nutrition, traditional processing knowledge, and access to safe preparation methods can all play a role.
How Is Cassava Made Safer?
Traditional processing techniques are designed to reduce cyanogenic compounds
