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Bananas Are Naturally Radioactive

Bananas contain a radioactive isotope, giving rise to the "Banana Equivalent Dose" unit.

Bananas contain potassium-40, a naturally occurring radioactive isotope. This has even spawned a unit of measurement called the "Banana Equivalent Dose" (BED). However, a human would need to eat about 10 million bananas at once for it to be lethal. Your body maintains constant potassium levels, so eating extra has no cumulative radiation effect.

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March 19, 2026
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