Does eating homemade sauerkraut cause tapeworm infections?

First off, I am not sure the incidence of Tapeworm in vegetables to be that high, save in undeveloped countries and I think but have not been able to verify, that it sound like this would be a fecal cross-contamination. The Tapeworm lifecycle requires a host, and that host is not a vegetable. read more

Meanwhile, sauerkraut would be much LESS likely to cause such an infection, because the process of making and fermenting it would be likely to kill or inactivate any such eggs. Pickling and fermenting is a ‘natural' way of PRESERVING food. read more

I've munched on homemade sauerkraut daily for months w/o any yeast issues. I used to suffer with athlete's foot and jock itch regularly. But since cleaning up my diet and eating sauerkraut the problem went away. In my experience eating excessively sweet food, especially processed stuff, will foster yeast infections. read more