Re: [CH] Killed by "too hot chili"??
=Mark (mstevens@exit109.com)
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:11:02 -0400
A couple things...
Where in the article was it mentioned that he died from a food allergy? I
didn't see that (Of course I don't see much anything anymore...)
Doesn't an allergic reaction to foods happen pretty quickly? It sounds like
8-12 hours passed after eating the chili before he suffered the reaction.
How would a 33 year old guy who folks said was very interested in cooking not
know he was allergic to peppers?
On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:36:49 -0400, jim wrote
> More typical ignorance from the press!!
>
> He died from a food allergy, NOT from it being 'too hot'. If he was
> allergic to chiles, even a mild one would have killed him (via
> anaphylaxis) but then that doesn't sound as sensational.
>
> It wasn't the fact that it was 'hot' that killed him, it was that he
> was allergic. The itching is an absolute sign of anaphylactic
> shock. It's a shame he died because this is something that is very
> easily reveresed when caught at the onset.
>
> Could just as easily from that story, change the headline to "man
> dies after girlfriend scratches his back". It'd make about as much
> sense as the headline they did use.
>
> -Jim C
> http://www.StepUpForCharity.org
> Mild to Wild(R)
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