# Apricot seeds
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apricot-seeds/648648
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports
**Created:** [January 28, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apricot-seeds/648648 "2013-01-28T20:38:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Ronnie\_Jeal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronnie_Jeal)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apricot-seeds/648648/1 "2013-01-28T20:38:52Z")
Apricot seeds are safe to eat, don’t listen to Cecil he is talking rubbish. My family have been eating Apricot seeds for years to help prevent cancer and these Apricot seeds work wonders. Get a life Cecil and stop trying to scare people, ronnie Jeal
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### Author:  [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apricot-seeds/648648/2 "2013-01-28T20:46:04Z")
Link to Column: [Are apricot seeds poisonous? - The Straight Dope](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/193/are-apricot-seeds-poisonous)
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### Author:  [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apricot-seeds/648648/3 "2013-01-28T20:49:14Z")
Oooh, the OP joined just so s/he could be insulting! How original…not.
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### Author:  [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apricot-seeds/648648/4 "2013-01-28T20:50:07Z")
Statisticians and physicians agree: people who die from cyanide poisoning are unlikely to die from cancer.
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### Author:  [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apricot-seeds/648648/5 "2013-01-28T21:00:23Z")
> [@Ronnie\_Jeal](#):
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> Apricot seeds are safe to eat, don’t listen to Cecil he is talking rubbish. My family have been eating Apricot seeds for years to help prevent cancer and these Apricot seeds work wonders. Get a life Cecil and stop trying to scare people, ronnie Jeal
Cite to peer-reviewed studies, please?
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### Author:  [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apricot-seeds/648648/6 "2013-01-29T16:28:18Z")
> [@Ronnie\_Jeal](#):
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> Apricot seeds are safe to eat, don’t listen to Cecil he is talking rubbish. My family have been eating Apricot seeds for years to help prevent cancer and these Apricot seeds work wonders.
Yes, but to quote Cecil:
[QUOTE=Cecil in his column]
If you’ve been munching on seeds for years and have never felt any ill effects, you can safely continue to eat them in similar quantities without worrying. Keep in mind, however, that one gluttonous binge will put you away forever.
[/QUOTE]