Debunking this NEW morel mushroom myth

Do toxins in morel mushrooms bioaccumulate in the body? Recent news stories have suggested they do, but is there any basis for their claim? Further, is the "suspected toxin" even present in morels? This video was made to clear up all of the confusion!

Missoula man dies from foraged morels the same week as Dave's Sushi outbreak
(Video referenced) -    • Missoula man dies from foraged morels...  

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Is eating too many morels dangerous?
01:12 - Why I made this video
01:50 - The Dave’s Sushi Case
04:02 - The Peter Dayton Case
05:45 - What is hydrazine?
07:15 - Do morels contain hydrazine?
08:28 - Why would we speculate on morels having hydrazine?
08:58 - Does hydrazine bioaccumulate in the body?
10:15 - The third takeaway
10:30 - Toxicology of cooked morels
12:15 - Are false morels to blame?
12:40 - The hypocrisy of morel fear-mongering
14:01 - Bonus takeaway for morel safety

References:
- Fungi mag - https://www.fungimag.com/spring-2021-...
- Not all bad (Gyromitra) - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/...
- Acute Necrotizing Gastritis - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama...
- Hydrazine info - https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canad...

Attributions:
Lonestar tick - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Moldy morels -   / what_happened_to_my_morels  
KZBK article - https://www.kbzk.com/news/local-news/...
Dave’s Sushi people - https://www.the-sun.com/news/8111712/...
Dave’s sushi article - https://www.kbzk.com/news/local-news/...
Peter Dayton photos - https://dailymontanan.com/2024/04/24/...
Dave’s sushi photo - https://www.kbzk.com/news/local-news/...

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