Banana-eating world record bid scapped over heart-attack fears By Aidan McGurran <http://www.mirror.co.uk/authors/aidan-mcgurran/>
*Doctors have put the skids on a banana-eating world record bid because they fear a contestant could die.* *Organiser Chris Swan had hoped to enlist 10,000 people to scoff a million bananas - 100 each - in just 24 hours.* *But he cancelled next month's attempt after doctors warned him that the event could end in tragedy.* ** [image: Click Here!] <[default_href]> * Chris, 47, said: "I've been told an overload of potassium, which is in bananas, can be bad for your heart.* *I can't believe you can become ill from eating fruit - bananas are supposed to be very good for you." Chris had hoped to raise thousands of pounds for charity during a two-day event in Oadby, Leics, as part of Fairtrade Fortnight.* *But Dr Angela Lennox said: "You're more likely to be very sick as they contain a lot of calories, but potassium can cause severe heart disease."* *-- Service Above Self cnu.pne* --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/thatha_patty?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
