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The Federal Office for Radiation Protection warns of conspicuous Brazil nuts during the Christmas season

2022-11-28T04:21:12.731Z


The Federal Office for Radiation Protection warns of conspicuous Brazil nuts during the Christmas season Created: 2022-11-28 05:12 By: Martina Lippl The thick Brazil nuts stand out. But too many of them are unhealthy. The Federal Office for Radiation Protection warns. © Kia Cheng Boon/imago Nuts are full of valuable ingredients - including Brazil nuts. But too many of them are unhealthy. The F


The Federal Office for Radiation Protection warns of conspicuous Brazil nuts during the Christmas season

Created: 2022-11-28 05:12

By: Martina Lippl

The thick Brazil nuts stand out.

But too many of them are unhealthy.

The Federal Office for Radiation Protection warns.

© Kia Cheng Boon/imago

Nuts are full of valuable ingredients - including Brazil nuts.

But too many of them are unhealthy.

The Federal Office for Radiation Protection is now warning of this during the Advent season.

Berlin – Brazil nuts stand out in every nut mix because of their crescent shape.

The large Brazil nut provides vitamins, minerals (calcium, magnesium, phosphorus) and polyunsaturated fatty acids as well as a lot of vegetable protein.

There is also a lot of selenium in a Brazil nut.

Selenium is an important trace element for cell renewal and the immune system.

Just one nut covers the daily requirement of selenium, according to the Bavarian Consumer Advice Center, for example.

Brazil nuts are radioactive by nature - Federal Office for Radiation Protection warns

Despite the many healthy ingredients, the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) now warns against Brazil nuts.

"Advent begins - and apples, nuts & almond kernels are simply part of it.

But Brazil nuts are not really for the colorful plate," writes the BfS on Twitter.

Brazil nuts contain significantly more radioactive substances than other foods, explains the BfS.

That's why you shouldn't eat too many of them, according to the highest radiation protection authority in Germany.

Their radium content is a thousand times higher than that of other foods.

In principle, all foods contain natural radionuclides.

According to the BfS, Brazil nuts have a "special position among foods".

Nuts are naturally radioactive.

"They can have a radium content that is around 1000 times higher than the average of all foods contaminated with radium in Germany," explains Susanne Moritz, nutritional expert at the Bavarian Consumer Advice Center.

Brazil nuts contain significantly more radioactive substances than other foods, as a graphic from the Federal Office for Radiation Protection shows.

© Twitter screenshot/BfS

How many Brazil nuts can you eat a day?

According to the Federal Office for Radiation Protection, a maximum of two Brazil nuts per day are harmless.

The BfS has calculated: The consumption of 2 Brazil nuts per day (about 8 grams) increases the intake of natural radionuclides from a conventional diet by about half in adults.

"With radiation exposure at this level, no one has to expect negative health consequences," reads the BfS website.

However, anyone who regularly eats Brazil nuts to improve their selenium status should use dietary supplements without additional radiation exposure.

If you want to continue nibbling on nuts in the Advent season before Christmas, you can crack local nuts such as hazelnuts or walnuts.

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Source: merkur

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