8.You’ll Have to Work Really Hard to Overdose
It is well-known that bananas contain potassium, and this is a good thing. Most american are deficient in potassium. So you need 7 or 8 bananas per day to get enough potassium intake. Mothers often tell their kids to chow down on one precisely for that reason. The human digestive system loves potassium. There is a limit, however. Too much potassium leads to a sometimes fatal condition called hyperkalemia. It can be caused by kidney failure, heavy drinking, a low red-blood-cell count or stuffing your face with potassium supplements. For a healthy person to reach that danger zone, he or she need to eat 400 bananas per day. Practically that is not possible for a person’s stomach capacity. Eating 2 bananas per day is a good idea. Research indicates that a high potassium intake reduces your risk of death by any physical illness by a solid 20%. That’s a safe healthy benefit!
