Now it’s hard to believe that some 20-30 years ago, for the inhabitants of our country, bananas were a very scarce treat. Today, bunch of bananas can be found on every counter selling fruit.
And they cost even less than apples, so bananas can be safely called our national fruit, despite the fact that the islands of the Malay archipelago and India are considered their homeland.
Doctors have long noticed that the benefits of bananas are that they can be eaten by both adults and children, and cases of allergies to this fruit are so rare that they can be compared with the body’s non-acceptance of ordinary water.
For residents of the tropics, the benefits of bananas in the first place is that this fruit is unpretentious, crop failure for bananas practically does not happen, they do not even need to be grown especially. Just come and collect tasty clusters from the trunk, and then send them to those countries whose climate does not allow you to grow such wonderful fruits. So the benefits of bananas for the economy of small tropical countries are so great that with the light hand of the writer O`Henry, they even received the title of "banana republics."
But not only low cost bananas are useful. In addition to vitamins, fruit pulp also contains fiber, pectins, proteins, sucrose and a lot of potassium. Eating bananas as food allows you to increase your working capacity, satisfy your hunger, and recharge your batteries for at least a few hours.
But for those who want to lose weight, the benefits of bananas are very doubtful. It is enough to mention that these fruits are included in the diet of sumo wrestlers, and the calorie content of bananas ranges from 90 to 120, and sometimes up to 140 kilocalories. And this data applies only to fresh bananas. Dried fruits, not to mention banana chips, have higher calories.
But not everything is so sad, and those who want to reduce their waist and hips by all means need not deny themselves the pleasure of eating a banana. In fact, even if you are not on a diet, it will be very beneficial to eat one or two bananas half an hour before a meal. A nutritious fruit will not only delight you with your taste, but also reduce your appetite, so you will eat far fewer foods than usual during meals.
For those who are a fan of a variety of diets, the benefits of bananas will consist in the fact that along with them almost all the vitamins and minerals that a person needs will get into the body.
Due to the increased content of potassium, the banana diet is suitable for the cores, since potassium has a beneficial effect on the tone of the heart muscle, but those suffering from thrombophlebitis are contraindicated because they contribute to blood thickening. Bananas also help with gastritis, but only with low acidity. They envelop the walls of the stomach, and prevent their irritation.
By the way, for those who have not yet found the strength to quit smoking, it will also be useful to use bananas without fail, since they help to remove nicotine from the body.
And those suffering from a hangover, you can take into service the following recipe:
Mash the banana pulp, mix with milk and a teaspoon of honey and slowly eat the resulting gruel.