Recently, you may have received a message or a video on WhatsApp claiming that cancer is a hoax and is caused by a deficiency of Vitamin B17, otherwise called Amygdalin. Just load up on some B17, and you’re cured! Seems a bit too good to be true, if you think about it. But is it true? Today, we dig deeper into cancer, almonds and apricot seeds to see what they are, how they work and if it will heal you or harm you.

Dig Deeper:

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/laetrile-vitamin-b17#section1

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cancer-vitamin-b17-deficiency/

https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancer-in-general/treatment/complementary-alternative-therapies/individual-therapies/laetrile

https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/55517/is-cancer-caused-by-vitamin-b17-deficiency

https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/health-news-supplements/vitamin-b17-not-vitamin

https://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/Cancer/laetrile.html

https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/faith-and-supplements-b17