Bananas are good sources of carbohydrates (fuel for the brain and muscles), and of tryptophan and vitamin B6. They also improve digestion and may help regulate blood pressure. Whether slightly green or spotted.
The benefits of bananas do vary with their ripeness. So bananas will ripen at home—if you want to speed up the process, keep them in a bunch or with other fruits. Once ripe, they can be refrigerated to stop them ripening further. Bananas freeze well, so chop up very ripe ones and freeze for later use.
If you still ask why you must include bananas in your diet, here are incredible benefits of eating bananas:
1.Bananas boost your mood
Bananas contain tryptophan; this amino acid is converted into a feel-good chemical called serotonin in the brain. And to help this conversion take place, bananas provide vitamin B6. May be high levels of serotonin and vitamin B6 protective, but low levels leads to depression.
2.Bananas maintain blood pressure
When you are reducing your sodium intake and inceasing your potassium intake (from bananas, for instance) you can help maintain a healthy blood pressure. This is very important, because high blood pressure causes around 51 percent of deaths from stroke, according to estimations of the World Health Organization.
3.Bananas can reduce the risk of kidney cancer
In a 13-year study of Swedish women, higher intakes of all fruits reduced the risk of renal cancer, but bananas offer the best protection. One of studies found that eating at least four bananas a week resulted in a 50 percent reduction in the risk of kidney cancer.
4.Filling factor
Bananas are rich in a fiber called pectin. Unripe bananas contain good amounts of resistant starch (starch that isn’t digested). Both pectin and resistant starch can help to slow down stomach emptying, which in turn causes smaller and slower rises in blood sugar and can help us to feel fuller for longer, so may aid weight management.
5.Bananas is a Fuel for good bacteria
They are rich in a soluble fiber called fructooligosaccharides. It becomes food for probiotics bacteria (good bacteria), which flourish and “crowd out” bad bacteria. This increased number of good bacteria is linked to better digestive health and immunity.
