The Arsenic Eaters of Styria

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Yep, that’s right - people used to eat arsenic regularly for the ‘health benefits’!

Refs:
Skujins, 2018, ‘Small Town Austrians Used to Eat Arsenic to Get High’

Wallau, 2015, ‘The Phenomenon of the Styrian Arsenic Eaters from the Perspective of Literature, Chemistry, Toxicology, and History of Science — “Strong Poison” or “Simple-Minded Reasoning”?’

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 2010, ‘What are the Physiologic Effects of Arsenic Exposure?’

Przygoda, 2001, ‘The arsenic eaters of Styria: A different picture of people who were chronically exposed to arsenic’

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