Problems usually start before age 3, and common presenting features include: 1  Coarsening of facial features. 2  Thickening of the tongue. 3  Decline in intellectual function. 4  Hearing problems. 5  Swollen and stiff joints. 6  Abdominal hernias. 7  Hepatosplenomegaly.
In spite of its name, the water chestnut is not a nut; itâs an aquatic vegetable. Long, slender stems grow above the water, while they form a bulb under the water that stores food for the plant and grows into the edible vegetable.
Fresh raw water chestnuts contain slightly more fat than the canned variety, but itâs the good kind. Studies have found water chestnuts to contain flavonoid antioxidants like catechins, specifically epicatechins (as do dark chocolate, red wine, and green tea).ngredients: The salad: 1  2 endives, leaves separated. 2  2 cups of canned, sliced water chestnuts, drained. 3  1 cup walnut pieces. 4  1 or 2 mandarin oranges, sectioned.