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The cycad nut contains a poison that causes symptoms similar to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. There is a high incidence of ALS in Guam because of eating a bread made from the flour, even though most of the poison is leached out, and eating the flying fox that consumes this nut. Also, in Australian cattle that eat this nut develope symptoms known as the Zamia staggers.

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