Fun fact: "I ate his Fava Beans, with some liver and a nice chianti". The reason Hannibal says this is because the anti-psychotic medications he's on react poorly with both fava beans and chianti similar to as discussed in the video.
It must be a rare occurrence. Never heard of anyone dying from eating fava bean. My family and I love them, as well as tens of millions of other people!
I love Fava beans! They're delicious and seem to help me a lot with my chronic fatigue caused by my depression. They gave me lots of energy and motivation. I felt like I could do anything and take on anything in the world. :)
I wish I didn't watch this video. I love fava beans too. They are so delicious. I enjoy them so much I didn't notice any side effect. Now I keep wondering am I tolerant enough? Are my blood cells being slowly and secretly destroyed?
He swapped the letters in the name, because he also swapped 'liver' with 'fava beans' in the quote. Silence of the Lambs would have been a very different film if he'd just eaten someone elses beans.
I don't think it was autocorrect at all. I also think he did it on purpose. He switched the "fava beans" and the "liver", which means that it wasn't actually a quote from Hannibal Lecter. That's why he had to choose a slightly different name.
yesterday I met my first g-6-pd deficient patient. She was female. I was so excited, then to see this video had been uploaded just completed the experience xxx
My brother has favism and I am a carrier (thank you xx chromosomes). When we were little, we couldn't even go near fava bean plants because there was the possibility he could get anaphylactic shock and possibly die. Once he almost ate something that had fava beans in it and had to be rushed to the hospital. I am quite surprised scishow made a video on it as it is so rare, even my GP didn't know what it was when I told her.
Konata's Sweets as someone who has favism, what did the doctors do that helped your brother? I've this fear of accidentally eating fava beans, so i just wanna know what do i do if i do eat them
mohit gurnani to be honest I am not completely sure what to do. I would suggest though to have epinephrine (epi-pen) or something of the similar in case you were to go into anaphylactic shock and to have the ambulance on speed dial. I would recommend that you ask your doctor as I'm not one 😀
Konata's Sweets 👋🏽 Hi there, I'm a carrier as well and passed it on to one of my two sons. Surprisingly, neither of my 2 brothers have it, even though there's a 50/50 chance of a male son of a carrier being born with the deficiency. But exposure to a trigger is not really considered an "allergic reaction" that an epinephrine dose would cure. As he's describing in the video, the reaction is called "hemolytic anemia" which means deficiency of red blood cells due to them breaking down, which is caused by being exposed to things like fava beans. I hope your brother continues to stay away from those triggers. Peace and blessings to you both! 🙏🏽
Dude I've been eating fava beans almost on a daily basis for 20 years (which is almost my whole life) the worst thing that happened to me is gaining a couple of pounds from eating too much in my exam days
The fact that this is the no.1 recommendation on YT when you type in ‘broad beans’ tells me there has to be some very good health/environmental/economical benefits. Maybe the industrial food/farming/pharmaceuticals complex misses out when you eat them in some way. When I was looking for dried beans on a health food website yesterday, I did notice that these were the only beans produced in the uk, the rest were from China.
That’s because you don’t have that issue, I don’t but my brother has it, if you watch the video it clearly says some people can’t tolerate it not ALL, my brother loves it but if he takes decent amount of it then it will destroy his blood cells. Stop this gross oversimplification!
@@skyheart9245 I wish I didn't watch this video. I loved fava beans. They are delicious. I enjoy them so much I didn't notice any side effect. Now I keep wondering am I tolerant enough? Are my blood cells being slowly and secretly destroyed?
Hey, that's me! Actually where I live (Sardegna, Italy) about 1 every 5 persons has favism, included me. So much that in the entire Italy they say that favism is our personal regional sickness. Unfortunately can't confirm the theory with the mosquitoes, I'm persecuted by them.
It's concerning how many doctors know nothing about G6PD considering how common it is. Only about half of the doctors I've visited had even heard of this condition before. This means there are large populations of patients who aren't telling their doctors. Who don't know they have the condition. It isn't just beans that cause problems for people with G6PD. There's a long list of medications, foods, and substances that can cause loss of blood. I often have reactions despite taking precautions. Usually I'm not able to determine what the cause was. Imagine regularly going through episodes of lethargy and not knowing why, or being given medication that causes a hemolytic crises, something that could have been prevented if you only had been informed of the condition. It's concerning just how little information is out there on this subject. Thanks for giving it some attention.
I've had strong and seemingly random episodes of extreme lethargy throughout my entire life that no doctor, new ways of life or medication had any answer to If we're lucky, you may have just significantly improved my life.
I have favism , no doctor know about it. Every time I eat some Ful medames (it has some fava bean in it), my pee turns dark, my eye turns yellow and so on. When my mom and I explain this to them they shook it off
For second there I thought Hank in the beginning was going to start singing; "Beans beans, their good for the heart. The more you eat the more you fart"
Thank you for this video!!! 💕My son has G6PD-deficiency. I have known this information you described in the video since we had genetics counseling after he was diagnosed almost 10 years ago when he was born. He has a mild deficiency, but nevertheless it scared me so much that I had to learn as much as I could to protect my baby. As it turns out, it's really no big deal, for him at least. He just has to avoid his "allergens." I'm super happy to be able to share this video with him. All he really knows is that he has to avoid aspirin, pepto bismol, fava beans, henna, moth balls, and sulfa drugs, because they'll make him sick. I think he'll be interested in learning the science behind it. Cool stuff!! I wonder.... do people with G6PD-deficiency have more ROS (free radicals) in their bodies than the average person. If so, would consuming a higher amount of antioxidants be beneficial? 🤔
I know for my son who has already had 1 transfusion because of exposure of green beans in my breastmilk it's of course always advised for him to take NAC, folic acid, and b12 complex to protect them and keep them healthy
Thanks for a gardening related episode! I'll make sure to be careful this garden season trying to grow beans. But I'm also not a fan of favas, I prefer dragons tongue and black turtle. But besides that I'm eager to try scarlet runner beans this year, which are from the opposite end of the world as favas. Interesting fact, Fava beans are the only bean type that originates from Europe. Post columbian exchange bean varieties (like dog breeds) criss crossed the world on ships. Almost all bean varieties now consumed originated in north america.
White lupin might have been first cultivated in Greece, some say Egypt. Favas have some interesting nutritional properties - high in leucine and small amounts of l-dopa; I like them in salads. My favorite beans right now are small red beans, but I just buy them from Food Lion. Scarlet runners are pretty, they make great edible landscaping plants. Happy planting!
I don’t know what “your culture” is but try watching the video, obviously you didn’t. It’s not a common occurrence, clearly you have an aversion to science.
In greece and Cyprus we call yellow split peas, fava. There is a dip we make out of them, and also add them to soups. My mum has anemia and eats broad beans maybe once a month. But I will stop her eating them. Thanks for heads up
I never heard of this before and I have eaten more of these beans than any other type in my life as we grow vast amounts of it. Well this might explain why I have been dead for 20 years.
I have Hemoglobin H Disease, a kind of thalassemia and was always told not to eat Fava beans. This video explained why more than any doctor I've ever had so thanks.
I'm glad you framed favism wrt reactive oxygen species. As a health coach I'm well into reducing inflammation, toxicity, and oxidation, and note that glutathione is the main single indicator of disease state and its prognosis.
Interesting. This reminds me of something else I've been wondering for a long time: Why are some people deathly allergic to peanuts? What is it in peanuts that causes anaphylaxis?
It is your body's response to what it perceives to be foreign. This causes a slew of chemical messengers that tell your body to do a number of things that leads to anaphylaxis.
Tom A I soaked a kilo of fava beans last night and came to youtube to have a look for a recipe I have tasted at a friends house before and this prick....
Fun fact : the average lifecycle of your RBC corresponds to the lifecycle of G6PD enzyme. Since RBCs don't have a nucleus and can't produce their own proteins, this means their supply of G6PD is limited.
Thank you very much for explaining about G6PD! i am a victim of G6PD but didnt knew that i was more resistance to malaria and other infections! 16 years old my life i now i know the truth!
As pointed out in the video, there are some advantages to your condition, but do try to have healthful lifestyle habits to avoid excess ROS production in general. A healthful diet (Michael Pollan has the best advice, 'Eat food, mostly plants, not too much') and regular exercise go a long way - and green tea is good stuff, too.
Anti-malaria seems to have been a major force on human genetics around the Mediterranean, because Thalyssimia also developed as a result of such a process
Egyptian here, fava beans are of the most popular foods here, and this really is not half as bad as you think it is, I know multiple people who have it and it can go away over time (although we have no idea how or why) but even if it doesn't, worst case scenario you'll have it a little better than someone who's allergic to peanuts (you'll just have to read the ingredients of foods and avoid fava beans)
You know, I expected at least one comment about Hannibal, but it seems most of the early comments are about someone's anus. If you have some Fava Beans around there it's probably cause you were eating Fava Beans, though I hope not with a person's liver.
I clicked on this because I thought knew exactly where this was going but I really thought you'd mention how Pythagoras basically banned falafel (which has fava beans in it). Because people kept spontaneously getting sick. And now we know why!
When my son was diagnosed with g6pdd that movie was my only reference when the doctor told me to keep him away from fava beans. I've never had one and ATL don't even know what they are
Glorval MacGlorvas There are people who have XY chromosomes who were born anatomically female such as those with androgen insensitivity or who were born intersex and identify as female. There are also those who were born XY and anatomically male but whose neurological gender is agender, feminine, or bigender. Because they have XY chromosomes, they are especially susceptible to favism, hemophilia, and other conditions caused by a mutation on the arm of the X chromosome that is missing on the Y chromosome. Biosex is a way of distinguishing that you're talking about chromosomes or anatomy and not neurology.
Glorval MacGlorvas I j assumed that it was to differentiate between trans-men(born female) and those that were born male. I mean, both bodies would've developed differently both in the womb and thru puberty. idek
Luna Moth I have Favism too as a female. My parents got me tested when I was born bc my whole family (both sides) have it and thanks to a mutated gene mostly the woman on my fathers side.
well, regardless of your offense or non-offense level of offensiveness.. There are only 2 options, and you can not physically identify as a telephone booth. Or whatever else strikes your fancy.
Hes not being PC, hes being specific in terms of biology. He could have said "having one x and one y chromosome" to mean the same thing, but that's a mouthful. When talking about genetic diseases, its important to specify, because someone could look 100% male on the outside, but have XX. If you have a problem with that, that's your problem. But they are male in gender (not bio sex, as gender is a social construct that has varied across different cultures and time periods), so its important to specify that Male in this case means biologically, not societally. Science educators aren't about judgment, they're about presenting the universe as we currently best understand it.
there is no such thing as a CARRIER, even if a women has ONE bad X chromosome, they CAN suffer from severe G6PD deficiency due to something called Lyonization, after the women who discovered this. The body has to chose ONE of the X chromosomes for your G6PD, and if it chooses the bad one, you can have severe deficiency. This is the case for me. Only one gene is deficient, I have almost no g6pd in my blood and I have required transfusions many times, mostly from anesthesia.
I know several people who have been hospitalized because of these fava beans. The funny thing is where I am from they are a very common snack when they are fresh and a widely adored meal both fresh and dried.
Ethnobotanists think that Favaism might explain why pythagoras and his followers were affraid of beans and why they moved around (to avoid fava polination)
I urge Scishow to make a video on the affects of cannabis on the Endocannabinoid system and how marijuana highs are healing thousands of people every year.
That theory about the G6PD deficiency being a reaction to malaria is really interesting. Along with sickle cell anemia, that's 2 different diseases that might be anti-malaria traits. Are there any/many other types of these resistance-disease trade offs?
