The Washington Post August 24, 2026 • 17:00

Column | Why we should stop eating lettuce, cyclospora or not - The Washington Post

By Tamar Haspel

Column | Why we should stop eating lettuce, cyclospora or not - The Washington Post

Lettuce makes us sick, wastes resources and has minimal nutritional value. Why are we still consuming it?

Explosive diarrhea is in the news.
Cyclospora, a parasite spread through human feces, is the culprit. And it probably arrived on your table via lettuce. We dont know all the details of the outbreak,… [+300 chars]

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