Don't be simplistic. Mold on old bread grows and is natural, yet you should not eat it all day.
reply> you should not eat it all day
replyHow sure are we about this? How certain are we that those specific species of mold have a net negative effect, rather than a net positive (like for example mushrooms)? Penicillium grows on stale foods and I doubt eating it would have a net negative effect.
>I doubt eating it would have a net negative effect.
replyFeel free to eat it.
"Penicillium Species and Their Associated Mycotoxins" - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27924532/
Muchrooms have mycotoxins too. And red meat is a carcinogen. And predator fish have plenty of heavy metals. And the list goes on and on. Yet we eat all those things. Hence the "net positive".
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