March 1, 2024 | 10:32 pm PT
I tried to devour three to 4 bananas day by day since we had an extra in our family. Might you inform me the optimum variety of bananas to eat every day? (Trang, 34, Hanoi)
Reply:
Specialists advocate warning with banana consumption, as a frequent error is overindulging on this fruit day by day, beneath the impression that consuming ripe bananas poses no risk.
Bananas, extensively cherished for his or her style, include minimal opposed results and are acknowledged for his or her well being advantages, whether or not unripe or ripe. They assist in digestion and are full of important nutritional vitamins and minerals, notably potassium, which is important for sustaining wholesome blood stress ranges. Furthermore, bananas assist coronary heart well being and contribute to decreasing the dangers of creating kidney stones and osteoporosis.
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Bananas supply varied well being advantages. Illustration picture by Pixabay |
Nonetheless, bananas are calorie-dense, and overeating may end up in weight acquire. A big banana weighs about 100 grams and supplies roughly 97 energy. Consuming two bananas equates to at least one and a half occasions the caloric content material of a bowl of rice, which generally ranges from 130 to 150 energy. Burning off the energy from two bananas would require roughly two hours of strolling.
Subsequently, the advice is to restrict consumption to at least one or half a banana day by day, even when in surplus, to keep away from extreme calorie consumption that would result in weight acquire.
Dr. Nguyen Thi Lam
Former deputy director of Nationwide Institute of Diet