cross-posted from: https://lemmings.world/post/30081811
19-21 bananas a day is over 200% the recommended intake of potassium
As someone who loves chips/french fries, I'm afraid even I can't compete with this lmfao (ate so many chips and crisps one day I had like 6,000 mg of potassium but that was only one day, even then I felt like it was risky lol) ðŸ˜
6 Comments
HeyJoe@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
From my understanding, any excess amount of vitamin intake should lead to your body not absorbing it and allowing it to pass through you. I'm not sure what long-term effects would be, though. A few days should be whatever, but doing it for 6 months feels like a long time to risk issues.
jjagaimo@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
This is true only for water soluble vitamins. Fat soluble vitamins will accumulate and could result in a fatal dose. Excess consumption of some things like potassium could be deadly as it could cause an ion imbalance - siezures, cardiac arrest and death possible. Not sure if the bananas alone could do that but im not trying to find out
herrvogel@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Wonder what the ld50 of bananas is.
chaotic_disorganizer@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
That's only true for some vitamins. I believe vitamins E, D, and K are dangerous if you take more than the daily dose.
PunnyName@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Vitamin A is notorious for being in overdose amounts in large animal livers.
theUwUhugger@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 354d
SPRUNT@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Stuck in my cabana, living on bananas and blow