Posted by maxime on July 26, 2003, at 16:07:22
In reply to MAOI: what are fava beans? Am in UK, posted by don_bristol on July 26, 2003, at 14:26:34
Maxime the vegetarian here! Fava beans are also called broad beans (pods)if that helps you at all. I have checked the most updated list on foods containing tyramine etc. and fave beans are to be avoided.
I have no idea why it's restricted to the fava bean. But I have eaten every other bean and had no reaction at all. Plus, the lists always state "fava bean" which is precise.
Beans beans they are good for your heart ... well you know how the rest of the childhood song goes.
I am tempted to try the fava bean in a small quantity and see what happens. I have eaten and entire cheddar cheese sandwhich on several occasions and nothing happened - no headache, no rise in blood pressure, nada. Of course I tested only a bit of cheese first.
Hope this helps.
Maxime
> I live in the UK and a lot of lists of foods to avoid when taking MAOIs refer to "fava beans".
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> This is not a term I am familiar with in the UK. I guess it is a sort of green bean eaten in the pod.
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> So if I am taking MAOIs then do I need to avoid all beans which are eaten in the pod like those "fava beans"? Does that mean I need to avoid the following?
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> (1) mangetout
> (2) haricot beans
> (3) french beans
> (4) runner beans
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> (Aplogies if some of these names are not so well know to Americans!)
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