Is The Radiation In Bananas Actually Dangerous?

Publish date: 2024-03-29

Everyone is familiar with the dangers associated with discarded banana peels, a fact that has been well documented over the years by generations of slapstick comedy practitioners. However, the dangers concerning the radioactivity found in bananas aren't as well known.

There's no need to start running a Geiger counter over the display at the grocery store, however, because while there are trace amounts of radioactive elements in bananas, one would have to eat massive quantities of them to see any adverse effects from the radiation. According to Science ABC, it would take as many as 10,000,000 bananas to reach a lethal amount of radioactivity. It should also be noted that this wouldn't happen to someone who ate that many bananas throughout their lifetime; it would have to be accomplished in a short period of time.

Now, if someone did manage to pull off this feat, they would start experiencing the effects of radiation poisoning. These include dizziness, headaches, hair loss, fatigue, and skin issues, but they vary. The immune system can also be weakened which, in turn, allows infections and illnesses to occur more rapidly. Eventually, death can occur. However, once again, this is only if someone figured out a way to cram millions of bananas down their gullet very quickly.

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