Favism occurs commonly only where the frequency of G6PD deficiency is relatively high 17 and where fava beans (also known as broad beans) are a popular food item ...

The congenital disease favism causes sickness and even jaundice in patients after they consume beans. The culprit is a particular enzyme deficiency, which destroys the red blood cells. Scientists have ...

Although favism, a blood disorder that can cause a violent reaction to fava beans, lurks throughout Italy, many Romans look forward to May, when the legumes are in season. By Jason Horowitz Jason ...

One person in Sweden has fallen ill after incorrectly preparing chickpeas and beans that were not labelled correctly. Sweden issued a Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) notification after a ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American A friend of mine once recounted his evening ...

Favism is a common hereditary disease, affecting around 400 million people worldwide. It is caused by a lack of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD). This deficiency triggers the ...

As suggested by the authors, the incidence of favism worldwide is not known precisely. We briefly reviewed our institutional data for unique encounters of hemolytic episodes associated with a ...