While there are not enough alkaloids to harm someone in normal servings of nightshade vegetables, many people believe that alkaloids promote the culprit behind many health problems: inflammation.
As a result, other rumors developed stating that nightshade vegetables worsen arthritis and similar conditions. No large-scale studies have confirmed any inflammation-promoting properties of the alkaloids in nightshade vegetables.

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