eating mould...what actual harm would it do?

[joko]

what actual effect does it have on your body if you eat mould?

i know stilton mould is ok, and some bread moulds cause hallucinations...but in general what would it do to you?

thsanks

[Adam]

Why are your cupboards looking a bit bare? lol
I'd of thought the chemicals in our bodies would fight any of the harm a moldy sandwich etc would bring. probably wrong

[stewey]

Joko, Google "ergotism".

[Buenchico]

Web links on health issues are always to be regarded with suspicion but (if we assume that the author's credentials, at the foot of the page, are genuine) this looks to be an authoritative source of information:
http://www.moldbacter...ers/2005/sep2005.html

Chris

[chas2008]

wasnt penicillin first discovered in mould ?

[joko]

id agree with that adam, to a point...
yes stewey, thats what i mean by the bread mould causing hallucinations,
and chas, yes it was, but thats why i ask really...because some moulds we eat by choice, and others actually save lives, but yet we consider mould on food to be bad, and i certainly will bin anything with mould on...so i was just curious about why some ar eok and others not, and whats wrong with it

in fact a few years ago i asked whether mould could be considered a food source and genetically engineered to help feed starving people...dont think anyone could answer really

(i ask this also because i inadvertantly ate mouldy cheese...it tasted horrible...but i didnt realise why until i went back to the cheese)

thanks chris i'll chekc that out

[chas2008]

there are so many different forms of mould some good some bad,

You may have already checked this out,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mold