Eat Bananas for Health

Banana, Latin name Musa Acuminate, is not as man people think, a tree but an herbaceous plant, known differently as a herb. The banana plant grows from six feet to as high as twenty six feet and is found in assorted sizes and colors when it is ripe — red, yellow, and purple. It grows profusely in tropical areas of South and Southeast Asia, bananas are collected all 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!

The high potassium and low sodium content of bananas is important for a healthy heart and nervous system. It helps lower blood pressure and reduces the risk of stroke, atherosclerosis and other heart diseases. Moreover, the potassium found in bananas aids in regulating the fluid balance in the body.

As well as the cardiovascular advantages, potassium found in bananas is also helpful for the kidneys and our bones while regulating calcium excretion in urine to avoid diminution of calcium from the body, therefore reducing the risk of osteoporosis.

Bananas are also rich in iron that promotes the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so lessens the possibility of anemia. The fruits of the banana plant are likewise a good source of dietary fiber, which when combined with its high potassium content, will help lower bad cholesterol.

Research also shows that bananas contain vitamin B6 and vitamin C that help protect the heart from injury and plaque formation. Moreover, vitamin B6 assists in the production of antibodies that will strengthen the immune system and convert carbohydrates to glucose to keep a normal blood sugar level.