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Lathyrism is caused by excess consumption of.......
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Lathyrism is caused by eating too much khesari dal, Lathyrus sativus.
Its neurotoxin, BOAA, damages the motor neurons of the spinal cord and paralyses the legs irreversibly. The pulse is drought-hardy and cheap, so it is eaten most where crops have failed.
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