How does radiation effect you on Fall out 3?

I watch my friend play fall out 3 a lot. He is scared to eat things that are radiated. I was just wondering if the radiation will effect you later on in the game or what it does.How does radiation effect you on Fall out 3?
radiation is measured in rads on your rad meter. as the meter increases your player will incur side effects



200 rads: -1 ENG

400 rads: -2 ENG, -1 AG

600 rads: -3 ENG, -2 AG, -1 ST

800 rads: -3 ENG, -2 AG, -2 ST

1000 rads: DEATH!



so basically eat and drink what ever you want, just remember to get the radiation poisoning cured before you reach 1000 rads, but it would be wise to cure it before you gain to many rads. How does radiation effect you on Fall out 3?
i don't know anything about that game, but



radiated food does not emit radiation. it is simply a substance that has been exposed to radiation.



some food is radiated to kill bad things that could be in the food (virii etc). it does not make the food emit radiation.



you (and he) are exposed to radiation every day too. cosmic rays, medical/dental x-rays, smoke detectors, radon, etc etc.

we all get on average 360 mrem/year of a radiation dose from such sources. this rate varies by factors of 2-3-4 due to location, altitude, and lifestyle.

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