[LINK] Still FUD

[eric scheid]

On 1/4/11 4:14 AM, "stephen at melbpc.org.au" <stephen at melbpc.org.au> wrote:

> As ANY radiation can cause cancer, isn't it wise to FUD any radiation?

Then please start the campaign to stop eating bananas.

Bananas are rich in potassium, of which some small fraction is the naturally
occuring isotope potassium-40. This isotope by the way has A HALF-LIFE OF
ABOUT A BILLION YEARS. (Quick, feed that fact to the media, should make good
FUD).

An excellent opportunity for some FUD.

However, this isn't bad news. For starters, the human body maintains
potassium under homeostasis, so even if you eat a lot of bananas you will
simply end up excreting all that potassium (ie. not accumulating it).

There are no safe dose levels for FUD.

e.