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Bananas are radioactive doping for runners

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Bananas are radioactive doping for runners

If we eat bananas, should we be afraid of radiation and parasitic infection? These and other questions are worth answering before we buy bananas from the supermarket. Is it a fact or a myth? Or is there a real risk of ionizing radiation?

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1. I'm not going to say anything about it

After exercise, the body is much more willing to replenish its lost stores This is called supercompensation. Research shows that delaying a training meal for more than 2 hours after exercise reduces the effectiveness of glycogen resynthesis by up to 50%. Rapid recovery of glucose stores is most important if the interval between the next intense workout is 8 hours or less. One of the most important things after training, mainly strength, is replenishing the lost glycogenic stores.

2. Bananas are nutrients

The high content of carbohydrates, simple sugars, potassium and magnesium is noteworthy. Bananas are delicious and extremely nutritious fruits, which make them an ideal part of a training meal. In 100 g they contain: 97 kcal, 1 g protein, ?? 23.5 g carbs, 1.7 g fiber, 0.33 g fat, 6 mg of calcium, 33 mg of magnesium, 396 mg of potash, 0.5 g of niacin.

3. It's an energy drink

Dopamine is soluble in water as an antioxidant, but it does not penetrate the brain, so it has no effect on mood. This provides the basis for further studies on the use of banana skin-based supplements. In the study, the trained collars performed two training cycles first with a drink, the second with a banana (taken simultaneously with water, so that the fluid taken can be the same in the same groups). The results showed that, in any case, the stress level of the fruit was not as high as that of the banana.

4. The world champion's diet is 16 bananas a day

The runner admits that he eats up to 16 bananas a day, and when he was younger, that number was up to 30. Bananas are the perfect source of this element, and the demand for this ingredient in an athlete is much higher. What if it can be a source of ionizing radiation at the same time? Is the secret of its speed in the diet?

5. Bananas are so radioactive they can trigger an alarm

The content of this isotope is only 0.0117% of the total potassium content of bananas. Assuming we eat one banana a day, our annual exposure to ionizing radiation will increase by 0.035 milliseconds. This is incomparably less than, for example, exposure from exposure to RTG radiation. So we shouldn't worry because bananas don't pose a significant radiation hazard to the average consumer.

6. Do the ends of the bananas have lamblies or spider eggs?

Giardiosis in Poland occurs in up to 10% of the population. Infection occurs when cysts (one of the forms that a parasite takes up) enter the oral cavity. What about spider eggs? Cases of spider's eggs in bananas are highlighted because they are individual. In 2013, the UK bought bananas in a supermarket containing the eggs of one of the world's most dangerous spiders. However, this does not change the fact that these are occasional cases, so we should not give up bananas on our diet.

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