Unhealthy Bananas?
Bananas are good for your health, but...
Bananas are good for your health, but...
Bananas are the most in-demand food product imported from Japan to the Philippines. As a matter of fact, the Philippines is the second-biggest supplier of bananas in Japan just behind Ecuador.
One day, I came across an article about bananas being dangerous to one's health that really got my attention, and thought that this could be just another fake news. But I would rather not include a link to send readers to the article in question because you know, you're already here, why leave?:-)
According to the article, it is healthy to regularly eat bananas and that they are one of the simplest fruits to consume. They are great for digestive health and contain a lot of much-needed vitamins, but there is a catch, one should never consume bananas excessively according to dietitians. I got curious, how excessive one could get? So I continued reading...
Bananas contain potassium, the mineral that a human body needs to work properly, and that includes keeping one's heartbeat stay regular. But too much of it in the bloodstream is toxic and can result in a condition called hyperkalemia. It sounded like erectile dysfunction to me at first so I got nervous. I was wrong, great!
Hyperkalemia can result in serious heart problems, muscle weakness, and temporary paralysis. It is most commonly caused by acute kidney failure and chronic kidney disease.
Back to being nervous again, because you know, I LOVE BANANAS. I can't imagine life without bananas, but I need to stay calm, I need to make sense of what I was reading, so I was back to my previous question, how excessive an individual can be in banana terms? And continued reading...
The risk of hyperkalemia is high for those who have higher than 18 grams of potassium in their bloodstream. A single banana typically contains about 420 milligrams of potassium. I stopped reading at this point, grabbed my calculator, and started pressing the numbers. I converted that risky 18 grams into milligrams and divided it by the amount of potassium I would get from a single banana, which I typically consume per day, well sometimes two. Going back to my calculation, I got 42.86. Whaaat? That's almost 43 bananas, who eats bananas that much in a day? I bet even a monkey couldn't do that, well, I was just guessing but relieved. And to sum it all up, bananas are good, gluttony is bad, very bad...
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