Know What Happens If You Eat 3 Bananas A Day?
This post was last updated on August 3rd, 2016
Bananas are one of the most common fruit found on almost everyone’s dining table. It is also a widely consumed fruit in the world for many good reasons. The runners and the body builders consume 2 bananas in their breakfast and another one in their smoothie once a day. This curved yellow 6- inch long fruit is a big nutritional punch pack that comes with its own natural packaging. Adding one banana to your daily diet has lots of benefits for your body. Bananas can actually help you reach your weight-loss goals, keep your bowels healthy providing nutrients that regulate your heart rhythm and vitamin compounds for healthy eyes. Scientific studies have proven that 3 tiny bananas can provide enough energy for vigorous and strenuous 90 -minute exercise. But power and energy are not the only thing that banana provides us to be healthy as it provides many health benefits that I’m gonna share right now. If you eat 3 bananas a day, you are not gonna be fat or gain weight. But yes, eating too much of banana that is loaded with carbohydrates can add some mass to your body. Now let’s have a look on the health benefits in the basket of bananas.
1. Blood pressure
This exotic fruit is exceptionally high in potassium yet low in salt, which is a best way to fight against high blood pressure. One banana has 450 mg of potassium and is free of sodium. And an average person needs 4700 mg of potassium a day to control high blood pressure, which means you can easily rely on 2-3 bananas in your breakfast and have one or two later in a day as it is free of fats too.
2. Asthma
According to a study by the Imperial College of London found that children who ate just one banana a day had 34% less likely chance of developing asthma in their future.
3. Cancer
Consuming bananas, oranges and orange juice in the first two years of life may reduce the risk of developing childhood Leukemia according to a study by WHO. As banana is a good source of vitamin C, it can help combat the formation of free radicals that cause cancer. High fiber intakes from specific fruits and vegetables like bananas are ideal for lowering the risk of colorectal cancer. Now eat 3 bananas a day and let your ailements go away.
4. Heart health
The fiber, potassium, vitamin C and B6 content in bananas are the supporting system for a healthy heart. And increase in potassium intake along with decreased sodium intake is the most important dietary change recommendation to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. High potassium intakes are also associated with a lower risk of stroke, protection against loss of muscle mass and reduction in the formation of kidney stones.
5. Diabetes
According to some studies, type 1 diabetics that consume high-fiber diets have lower blood glucose levels and type 2 diabetics may have improved blood sugar, lipids and insulin levels. One medium banana provides about 3 grams of fiber that is good for diabetic people.
6. Treating diarrhea
Bland foods such as apple sauce and bananas are highly recommended for diarrhea treatment. Electrolytes like potassium get eroded in large quantities during bouts of diarrhea and may make the patients feel weak. You can eat 3 bananas or even more to replenish potassium stores and fill your body with energy.
7. Preserving memory and boosting mood
Bananas also contain tryptophan, an amino acid that plays a role in preserving memory and boosting and enhancing your mood. Banana is also good for couples as it increases the sexual desire in them.
8. Boost Bone Mass
The potassium in bananas fight the bad effects of high-salt diets by preventing bones from getting decayed at a rapid rate according to the University of California at San Francisco. Potassium also works as a shield for the bones of the females to increase and replenish their bone density.
9. Anaemia
Bananas are high in iron that promotes the manufacturing of hemoglobin in the blood, therefore helps in treatment of anaemia.
10. Irregular bowel movements
Banana is high in fibre are best to add into your diet plan for normal bowel action, aiding to get rid of the problems like constipation.
11. Hangovers
One of the quickest ways of getting rid of a hangover is to make a banana healthy smoothie sweetened with honey. The banana relaxes the belly and with the help of the honey it accumulates diminished blood sugar levels. You can eat 3 bananas to make a smoothie which would be a delicious excuse.
12. Heartburn
Bananas have a natural antacid property in the physical body, so if you suffer from heartburn you can eat one or two banana for relaxing alleviation.
13. Early morning Sickness
Having bananas for snacks between meals helps to maintain blood sugar level and makes you stay away from morning illness.
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Priyadarshini Muduli
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