A cure for vitamin B6 deficiency

Friday, October 9, 2015 - 09:30 in Earth & Climate

In many tropical countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, cassava is one of the most important staple foods. People eat the starchy storage roots but also the leaves as a vegetable. Both have to be cooked first to remove the toxic cyanide compounds that cassava produces.

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