Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Bananas to Aid Good Health

By Nigel Wickenden


Banana, known in Latin as Musa Acuminate, is not actually a tree but an herbaceous plant, known correctly as a herb. It grows from 6' to as high as 26' and is seen in various sizes and colors once ripe รข€" red, yellow, and purple. Bananas grow well in the tropical areas of South and Southeast Asia, bananas are gathered right through the year.

Bananas are yummy and smooth. A 126-gram ripened banana incorporates 400 mg potassium, that is equal to 10% of the usual recommended everyday total, and 4 grammes dietary fiber, which equates to 16 percent of one's daily suggested total. What is more, this measure of banana has 14.8 sugar and 110 calories. A medium banana gives us twenty percent of people's daily suggested protein, sixteen percent of daily proposed vitamin C, and twenty percent of one's daily advocated vitamin B6. Besides everything else, a bannana has no fat and no cholesterol!

This raised potassium and reduced salt level of bananas is crucial for having a healthy heart and nervous system. It helps prevent high blood pressure and keeps down the possibiity of stroke, atherosclerosis and even more heart problems. What is more, the potassium in bananas assists in normalizing the fluid balance in one's body.

In addition to the cardiovascular benefits, potassium in bananas is also good for the kidneys and the bones while controlling calcium excretion in urine to avoid loss of calcium from the body, thereby reducing the possibility of osteoporosis.

Bananas also contain iron that boosts the output of hemoglobin in the blood and therefore decreases the risk of anemia. The fruits of the banana plant are similarly a reasonable way of obtaining dietary fiber, which when united with its high potassium content, should help lower bad cholesterol.

Studies also show that bananas contain vitamin B6 and vitamin C that protect the heart from damage and plaque formation. Furthermore, vitamin B6 helps produce antibodies to strengthen the immune system and convert carbohydrates to glucose to maintain normal blood sugar level.

If adding bananas to low-fat yogurt makes part of a healthy heart diet, enjoying whole-grain breakfast cereal with sliced bananas on top can make a healthy breakfast as well.




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