Food is necessary for nutrition and energy. Some food can be good for maintaining healthy life, but some might slowly killing you. Although human is entering second decade of 21st century, I bet many people still do not know that some food is radioactive, even the dose is not deadly. No matter what, this information should be aware everyone.
A very good example of “radioactive” food is banana, due to the radioactive potassium-40 it contains. Occasionally, it is used as scale to measure the dangers of radiation by comparing exposures to the radiation created by banana which is named as banana equivalent dose. In other words, it also refers to radiation exposure received by eating a single banana. It is used to ease the measurement of radiation leaks from nuclear plant as it is commonly too small (picocurie).
Other food which are moderately radioactive are potatoes, sunflower seeds, kidney beans, nuts and so on. While the most radioactive food known until now is brazil nuts which reaches as high as 6600 picocuries per kilo. Informing knowledge about this does not mean to ask people not to eat food like this. But, one must at least know not to eat too much bananas (or other radioactive food), when they have to go through radiation sensor, or else they might have to end up their day in quarantine zone.
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I had watch some discovery channel, even human also content some amount of radioactive. SO, we must start to stop eating and stop making friends, because these will kill you…slowly, or you will die hungry or lonely, depend on which come first. ^ ^
i don’t worry too much about banana content, as long as it is organic. The china produce poison milk powder worry me much more. Heavy metal in candy, milk, and some food production adding a lot of chemical into it, it scary me aways. So, banana? i will eat they right aways.
i never read about it! is that real fact? somebody please give some details to me, it scary me. i never eat banana against.
lol, read the post properly, it doesn’t mean banana is dangerous. It’s still health fruit, just they should be eaten before you have to go through any radioactive sensor.
In fact, we receive very small amout of radioaction from surrounding naturally. But, they are to small to cause any big problem to our health. So, i think this case can be just similar.
Sound scary, but i think those food is not dangerous for health! At least, until now nobody die eating banana.
i agree, many people especially those in Europe take banana only for them meal. Should be okay~
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