Bananas not only bring satisfaction to your taste buds but also contribute towards your health in many ways.
Following is evidence showing why eating just two bananas a day can seriously improve your health, according to Bright Side.
1. Arterial pressure will return to normal
Bananas reduce high blood pressure thanks to the fact that they contain around 420mg of potassium.
2. Excess weight disappears
Bananas are rich in fibre, which makes you no longer want to eat once consumed.
Bananas also contain a kind of starch that reduces your appetite and stops you gaining weight. It reduces the level of sugar in your blood and raises your body’s sensitivity to insulin. If your body’s cells aren’t sensitive to insulin, they can’t absorb glucose, and your pancreas begins to produce it in larger quantities. Whether the body accumulates fat depends on the insulin present.
3. The risk of anaemia falls
Anaemia causes paleness, tiredness and breathlessness. It’s the result of a reduction in red blood cells and a low level of haemoglobin in the blood.
Bananas contain a lot of iron, which stimulates the production of red blood cells. Bananas also contain vitamin B6, which regulates blood glucose levels, helping people with anaemia.
4. Digestion improves
Bananas are easily digested and don’t irritate the gastro-intestinal tract. Resistant starch contained in bananas is not digested and ends up in the large intestine where it serves as an effective nutritional medium for healthy bacteria.
Bananas can be eaten when a person has gastritis and heartburn, and they restore the minerals lost when a person suffers from diarrhoea.
5. Stress levels will fall
Bananas improve your mood. They contain tryptophan, which is required by our bodies in order to receive serotonin (the "happiness hormone").
On average, each banana contains around 27mg of magnesium. This mineral is responsible for producing a good mood and healthy sleep.
6. Your vitamin deficit will be filled up
Bananas are rich in vitamin B6. On average, one banana contains around 20 per cent of your daily requirement of vitamin B6. This helps your body produce insulin, haemoglobin and amino acids that are needed for the creation of healthy cells.
Although we usually think that oranges and strawberries contain the greatest amount of vitamin C, bananas actually contain 15 per cent of our daily norm of this important substance.
Vitamin C is an important anti-oxidant that neutralises harmful free radicals (active molecules with insufficient electrons that can destroy the body’s cells). It also helps keep blood vessels healthy and produces collagen.
7. Your energy levels will increase
The potassium contained in bananas protects your muscles from cramps, whilst the carbohydrates provide you with enough energy to endure a heavy workout.