yes, they are poisonous.
That is crazy you might kill yourself from food poisoning
I can find nothing that says that sweet chestnuts are at all dangerous in pregnancy, so if that is your craving, go ahead. Incidentally chestnuts are no relation to peanuts and others which may cause allergires in susceptible families.
raw water chestnuts are actually really good... crunchy and sweet... after you peel them of course, but if I'm not mistaken, there is also a high risk of contracting a parasite if you eat them raw.
Bacteria and Salmonella can infect it.
no,chestnuts are still a type of nut
It is very dangerous to eat raw food like chicken. Raw food like chicken can cause things like samenia. Also raw foods are not only dangerous to you but to your pets. Raw foods can cause your pets to get sick as well.
Dogs love to chew on horse chestnuts. Rodents such as squirrels & chipmunks are the main animals that really eat horse chestnuts.
Because its meat is still raw and when you eat it you can get dangerous viruses that can harm your digestive system.
Conkers (Horse Chestnuts) are inedible, possibly toxic to everyone.
Never eat raw eggs because it could be dangerous. Raw eggs could give you salmonella disease.
When raw, Water Chestnuts are dangerous due to Fasciolopsiasis that can be found on the surface of the plant and therefore get into the product. When cooked, Water Chestnuts are fine. They act as ruffage and do not digest at all, therefore, chopped up or minced is better than sliced disks (as found in most cans). At the end of the day, I'd recommend to just stay away from them. If you want to give your dog ruffage, give them carrots. Our 2 Yorkies and 2 Maltese like carrots as treats. Do not ever let your dog eat horse chestnuts (these are the ones that grow inside of a pod that looks similar to an orange... not the ones that grow in a small pod with spikes on the outside (roasting chestnuts). Horse chestnuts are straight up poisonous. They cause a drastic reduction in red blood cells. I do not know whether roasting chestnuts are bad for dogs.
Dogs should not eat any type of chestnuts. Chestnuts are highly toxic to them and can potentially risk your dogs health. Keep any chestnuts away from where a dog can get to them.