Can Bananas cause Radiation Poisoning

it's aumsum time 2019-10-26

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Bananas contain a radioactive isotope of potassium called K-40, but it doesn't lead to radiation poisoning.

Do you know why?

Unit to measure radiation exposure is sievert.

According to research, radiation exposure should not exceed 50,000 millisieverts annually.
Eating a banana exposes us to only 0.1 microsieverts. So, bananas won't cause radiation poisoning unless you eat millions of them at the same time.

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