Why does eating raw potatoes cause you fever?
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Potatoes are in the same family of plants as Night Shade. This means that they can be poisonous to humans if eaten at the wrong point in time (if the potato is green of color) or if it is not cooked long enough to denature the compounds that make up the poisons.
The poisons in potatoes are mostly in the surface plant so the root bulb is safe given proper preparation and care.
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