See also:
- History of marshmallows
- Native American resources
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6 Comments
Why would this be the case? All a marshmallow is is sugar. Is there a sugar allergy that's more prominent among Native Americans?
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Bill T, at July 09, 2006 2:46 PM
I heard about this strange allergy in medical school. It's not specifically an allergy to sugar - they seem to be able to normally process regular sugar. But something about the oxygen/sugar ratio in marshmallows can wreak havoc on their metabolism. Scientists still don't know exactly why (although they may have figured it out by now - I went to med school in the late 70s). One more thing - this allergy doesn't lead to many hospitalizations, simply because most Native Americans avoid marshmallows.
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Anonymous, at July 09, 2006 3:00 PM
Google doesn't support this at all.
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Anonymous, at October 04, 2007 7:27 PM
I don't believe this. Could we get a USEFUL source for a change, and not some anonymous doctor who supposedly heard about this in medical school 30 years ago and who, for all we know, might just be a Factropolis editor? No? Oh, that's right...you make this crap up.
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Marshmallow Man, at March 24, 2008 10:49 PM
Have any of you read the disclaimer for this site? Every thing on here is bullshit.
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Anonymous, at March 28, 2008 9:33 PM
dont be rude! just bc someone wants to give us a little fun info everyday doesn't mean you have to be a B about it. if its not a fact, why would it be on FACTropolis? If your so interested, go make friends with hundreds of thousands of Native Americans, give them each a marshmallow and see what happens! SO THERE!
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Anonymous, at November 15, 2008 10:36 PM
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