A 22-year-old student from Portsmouth suffers from a rare phobia which renders her terrified of vegetables. The condition known as lachanophobia affects only a few thousand people in Britain.
"Vicki Larrieux, a 22-year-old student from Portsmouth, claims she is unable to keep to a healthy diet because she is frightened of vegetables. She suffers from a fear known as lachanophobia, which leaves her sweating and stricken with panic attacks at the merest sight of a sprout or a pea."
Woman diagnosed with fear of vegetables
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