Comment by tomohawk

Yes, and while many people can eat them just fine, many others experience health issues when eating tomatoes or other nightshades. The connection between eating the tomatoes and the health issues is not very obvious, and many people suffer for years before figuring it out. A family member had arthritic pain which got quite a bit better when they went gluten free, but it wasn't until they got off of certain plant families that things cleared up.