After Reading This, You’ll Never Look At A Banana The Same Way Again

[Just Crouton]

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This is interesting.

 

Bananas contain three natural sugars – sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.

 

 

Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world’s leading athletes. But energy isn’t the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

 

DEPRESSION

According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

 

PMS:
Forget the pills – eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

 

ANEMIA
High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.

 

BLOOD PRESSURE:
This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit’s ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

 

BRAIN POWER

200 students at a Twickenham school ( England ) were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.

 

CONSTIPATION
High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

 

HEARTBURN
Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.

 

MORNING SICKNESS
Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.

 

MOSQUITO BITES:
Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

 

HANGOVERS

One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

 

NERVES
Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system..
Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.

 

ULCERS
The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chroniclercases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

 

TEMPERATURE CONTROL
Many other cultures see bananas as a ‘cooling’ fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.

So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has FOUR TIMES the protein, TWICE the carbohydrate, THREE TIMES the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around so maybe it’s time to change that well-known phrase to, “A BANANA a day keeps the doctor away!”

 

Source: karenstan.net

 

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Well, I know what I'm buying after work.

 

Thoughts?

[Goose]

If something as simple as a banana can help with depression, I would be so excited.  Even if it's just temporary help.

[hexcalibrate]

of course banana's help depression, they are one of the funniest fruits that I know off. they have generated numerous hours of laughter in my home.

[Simping For Hina]

Eat a banana without a bite. Your significant other might appreciate it. 

[J-Max]

I love eating Banana's. Especially 1 chopped up and mixed with my morning cereal. Although my doctor says I can't have too many of them due to the high natural sugar and carbs. So my limit is two per day.

Eat a banana without a bite. Your significant other might appreciate it. 

Kinky :P A Banana also looks like a certain part of the body too so a Woman can enjoy it as well.

[Rodrigo]

Go ahead, make fun of me now.

[Kazooie]

None of this can work for me because the moment I smell that awful, awful banana smell I want to throw up.

 

If even a tiny bit of banana touches my tongue, I WILL throw up.

 

These things disgust me. x-x

[Maeriberii Haan]

None of this can work for me because the moment I smell that awful, awful banana smell I want to throw up.

 

Do banana even smell?

Serious question. I don't think I ever smelled anything from a banana before, or that's maybe because my nose is bad.

 

Still, banana's a wonderful fruit.

[Goose]

They have a quite distinctive smell, yes.

[Rodrigo]

That smell is the smell that will pierce the rainforests.

[Delibirb]

 

9 had scientific backup for his adoration of bananas.

[J-Max]

Well a Banana has a well "Blandish" smell. You know its a Banana but the smell is pretty boring. If you are putting it in a Peanut Butter and Jam Sandwich then you will hardly smell it. The Pell smells awful though.

[Lonk]

Good thing I learned this stuff beforehand.

[Captain Murphy ☆]

Wow, you're supposed to eat bananas? I've been using them wrong this whole time. They are truly amazing.

[.Rai]

The reason modern bananas taste blandish is because it's a compensation prize. Gros Michel bananas (larger, more yellow, and very strong in banana-ness) were wiped out by a fungal disease in 1960s.

And now we're left with these, basically because they don't die to disease. Problem is that now disease is beginning to get to these bananas too, and if scientists don't figure something out, bananas will be no longer economically viable to buy.

[Aix]

 

ah wait this isn't Misc.

 

We almost always have bananas at our house, and it's convenient because I can quickly eat one while doing other stuff without getting my hands dirty or having to wash it like with other fruit.

[Northern Sage]

Bland? What kind of bananas have you been eating?

[Goose]

Bland? What kind of bananas have you been eating?

 

Bland bananas obviously

[.Rai]

Bland? What kind of bananas have you been eating?

Not that modern bananas taste bland, but in general, they're a mild-tasting fruit.

You know those really weird artificial banana-flavoured foods that taste ridiculously fake? That's what Gros Michel bananas tasted like.

[Lunar Origins]

I once won a banana eating contest.

 

Also, this is my staple food.  They're soooo good <3

[Rodrigo]

I once won a banana eating contest.

 

Also, this is my staple food.  They're soooo good <3

 

Why aren't we married yet?

 

But yeah, bananas are very healthy, and I don't know why people would dislike them.

[Agro]

About time a monkey showed up! Where's the other one?

[J-Max]

Well when you compare say a Banana to a Orange, the difference is obvious. Banana Milkshake for example is usually a fake substitute with a stupidly strong flavor. I have eaten some pretty dry Banana's in my time as well (My guess is that they were out of date but I could be wrong). Also I used to enjoy Green Banana's until I realiazed they were unripe....

[Slinky]

WHERE IS THE MOST OBVIOUS USE FOR A BANANA?!?! Moreso in the female usage

Fail Article 

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Would not read again.

[goddamnit names are a pain]

And I just thought I ate bananas because they tasted good.

I should eat moar