CJB wrote:

> Are you positive for this antigen? Is that why you stay clear?
> Or is it a just in case? I found the study (snipped) a little
> confusing (didn't understand all the terms/language), but
> definitely grim for peanut eaters. Those who are affected,
> anyway. I wonder if there's an easy way to know or
> find out if you'd be affected....

I don't know my TFA status, but it's a common genetic
trait -- more than 1/4 of the subjects in the study had it.
Without knowing your TFA status, I think it would be
a very bad idea to eat peanuts.

Not to mention that peanuts are commonly contaminated
with aflatoxins -- powerful carcinogens. Peanuts are
among the most potent cancer risks in the food supply.
If a batch of peanuts flunks the test, it can be reprocessed
to reduce contamination and retested. Blanching is
commonly used in the reprocessing.