ɐ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn lˈænsɪt ɹᵻpˈoːɹt ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɐ lˈɪŋk bᵻtwˌiːn ðə kənsˈʌmpʃən ʌv ʌnɹˈaɪpənd lˈiːtʃiːz kəntˈeɪnɪŋ hˌaɪpoʊɡlˈaɪsɪn ɐ ɔːɹ mˌɛθaɪlnˌɛsaɪkləpɹˈoʊpəlɡlˌɪsiːn ˌɛmsˌiːpˌiːdʒˈiː ɹɪzˈʌltɪŋ ɪn hˌaɪpoʊɡlaɪkˈiːmiə ænd dˈɛθ fɹʌm ɐkjˈuːt tˈɑːksɪk ɛnsˌɛfɐlˈɑːpəθi.
A 2017 Lancet report established a link between the consumption of unripened lychees (containing hypoglycin A or methylenecyclopropylglycine (MCPG)) resulting in hypoglycaemia and death from acute toxic encephalopathy.