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    Teenage Dare Causes Severe Medical Problems

    June 14, 2013 - Gillian Mohney, ABC News Medical Unit

    How can soy sauce cause a coma?  It's just food, right? Wrong! Anything can be poisonous if taken in the wrong amount or by the wrong person. 

    Take for example the "Cinnamon Challenge", a recently developed fad where teens swallow large amounts of cinnamon without liquid to wash it down. A little cinnamon is great on toast but not so great when it is inhaled into the lungs.

    Find out why consuming too much sodium (salt), a common ingredient in soy sauce, is bad for your body. full article