Eating too much bananas can kill you

Question

This article by Eat This, Not That! states the dangers of eating too much bananas and mentions about potential overdose on bananas with its side effects. The article ends off by telling you to eat bananas in moderation. Does eating too much bananas raise your chances of death?

Comments

I will preface this comment by stating, yes in theory eating too many bananas can kill you. Now, the way that this was phrased is extremely misleading. It would take about 400 bananas consumed in one sitting to injest enough potassium to poison yourself. This means you would have to consume over 40,000 calories worth of bananas to get potassium poisoning. Another concern that you didn't address but is widely debated is that bananas contain some levels of radiation that could harm you. A banana contains about 0.1 microsieverts of radiation on average, which initially could be considered concering. However, a CT scan at a hospital contains about 100,000 times this amount, and it isn't considered dangerous.

Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34225517#:~:text=But%20for%20a%20healthy%20person,%2C%20very%20good%20for%20you.%22

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I like that you straight up say how eating too many bananas can be bad. overall yes, eating too much bananas can lead to an overdose if consumed over a specific amount in a day. For me personally, I believe bananas have a good benefit as the potassium it contains helps my health. Supporting your point though, eating too much banana can ultimately lead to a fatal incident such as beta-blockers. in this article by MedicalNewsToday https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/271157#risks, it does a good job on supporting the benefits and risks of eating too much banana more in depth.

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Interesting article but I think it just proves the common fact too much of anything can kill you cool find though

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I guess by definition eating too many bananas can kill due to the fact that eating too much anything can kill you so I'm thinking the only reason you said that is due to all the potassium that you could consume when having a lot of bananas but no I still don't think this is true because nobody is gonna consume hundreds of this fruit in a day for no reason

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as many has stated before me, is it the overuse of things that can cause harm or even kill you that truly is to stand the question. I mean everything in todays time according to so many accounts if overused can kill you, or consuming to much f something can kill you. While this was a very interesting topic and defiantly caught my eye in this.

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What evidence is gathered that suggests only over consumption of bananas can kill you and not other foods?

Answer 1

This claim is not completely false but I believe it is exaggerated and misleading. According to an article from the BBC, bananas do contain potassium and excessive potassium levels can be dangerous, that amount that you'd have to eat is far more than what a normal person could consume. It states that eating bananas in reasonable amounts is completely safe and healthy. This claim has some truth but the way it is put is very exaggerated and not realistic.

Source:

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34225517 

Answer 2

This claim is not completely false but I believe it is exaggerated and misleading. According to an article from the BBC, bananas do contain potassium and excessive potassium levels can be dangerous, that amount that you'd have to eat is far more than what a normal person could consume. It states that eating bananas in reasonable amounts is completely safe and healthy. This claim has some truth but the way it is put is very exaggerated and not realistic.

Source:

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34225517