Is it possible for a banana to be hazardous to one's health? How many bananas can you consume in a single day?

 

How bananas grow

First, let's figure out where bananas grow. According to the cultivation and consumption of the product in the first Philippines, large volumes are grown in China, India. The country of the banana dollar is Ecuador, many other countries.

The banana tree is a herbaceous plant, or rather grass, but one of the highest (up to 12m). The roots are fibrous, grow within a radius of five meters from the tree, grow to a depth of two meters. Banana leaves are huge with a glossy green surface and well-defined veins. It is the leaves that form a false trunk, overlapping each other. Over time, they dry out, acquire a brownish tint, and indeed at first glance it seems that the banana has a trunk.

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Flowering begins on the eighth, tenth month. Banana flowers are an inflorescence brush that originates from small male and larger female flowers. The fruits are an elongated berry, slightly pointed at the end, bent to the top.

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What varieties are useful?

In total, there are approximately 500 varieties in the world. They differ in size, shape, color. Among them there are decorative ones that are not eaten, are not used in cosmetology or medicine. For these purposes, edible varieties are more suitable.

Fruits with a bright purple skin (ripe fruit - orange-yellow) have a bright raspberry aroma. These have much more vitamin C, beta-carotene, potassium, when compared with yellow ones. They strengthen bones well, prevent the formation of kidney stones.

The most common edible yellow varieties are Valerie, Cavendish, Robusta, Rajapuri, Mansour. Burro has a lemon flavor and vanilla color. All of them are rich in their composition and have the following useful properties.

Banana is only good or it can be harmful

Even in ancient times, people noticed that eating two or three fruits helps to quickly restore strength after hard hikes, and normalizes sleep. Why bananas are good for health and whether they can be harmful was not yet understood, but now the composition has been studied and we understand what benefits bananas bring to the body.

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Delicious, fragrant pulp is a source of elements important for the human body. The fruit contains a large amount of potassium, which means it maintains normal blood pressure, preserves blood vessels, and is necessary for the heart. Contains phosphorus, bananas have carbohydrates. It provides an irreplaceable benefit to a person as a source of vitamin E, C, A, B, iron, calcium, etc.

Bananas benefits and harms - useful both fresh and dried. Dried bananas, as well as a fresh product, have a balanced composition, restore strength after a serious illness or physical exertion, and eliminate anemia.

Digestion - a banana is a plant that neutralizes high acidity, relieves severe heartburn, protects the gastric mucosa from the effects of heavy food. Banana is useful for the intestinal mucosa and, importantly, can be used for stomach ulcers and gastritis, moreover, its beneficial effect on the digestive organs has been proven by scientists.

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The presence of fiber in the composition helps to cleanse the intestines, acts as a mild laxative. One of the best fruits for diarrhea, useful for stomach bleeding, helps with exhaustion, diseases of the duodenum

Product varieties

How many proteins and carbohydrates are in a banana? The indicators directly depend on the maturity of the product and its variety. The most common variety is Cavendish. It is these bananas that can most often be found on store shelves. The length of the fruit can reach a length of 25 cm. 100 g of ripe fruit will contain about 2 grams of carbohydrates and up to 0.5 grams of fat. In green fruits, the figures will be significantly lower. But the content of fats and carbohydrates in dried bananas increases significantly.

Less often in our stores you can find red and blue bananas. In such products, the level of sugar and, accordingly, carbohydrates will be much higher. The product is widely used for making desserts. How many calories are in a banana (1 pc.)? The energy value of such exotic fruits will be slightly higher. 10 grams on average contains up to 100 kilocalories.

Why is banana bad? The properties of the fruit directly depend on its maturity. Many have noticed that the more ripe the product, the sweeter it is. This is due to the fact that the enzymes that make up the banana gradually destroy starch. As a result, monosaccharides and disaccharides are formed. Such a fruit will be less useful than green.

banana treatment

Peel tincture - washed, dried peel from four bananas is poured with half a liter of vodka, left in a dark glass container for six weeks. Apply at night for three weeks if the joints and muscles hurt.

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Depression - prepare a decoction of the washed peel or juice from the unpeeled fruit.

Broth - two mashed fruits are poured with a glass of boiling water, after cooling to a comfortable temperature, linden honey is added. Used hot.

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Banana from edema - take a decoction in small sips throughout the day.

Hangover - prepare a decoction of the pulp as in the recipe above, but take milk instead of water.

Warts - cut out a piece of the skin, smear the inside with garlic juice. If summer time use dandelion juice. The finished product is applied to the wart, fixed. The bandage is changed daily until the wart disappears completely. They do it in the evening, leave it overnight, in the morning they rub it with gruel from the threads that form during the cleaning of the fruit.

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A splinter - the benefits and harms of a banana for the human body are difficult to underestimate and it manifests itself in different ways. Fruits help with various problems, even such simple ones as a splinter. If it is so deeply seated that it is difficult to pull out the peel, the inner side of the overripe fruit is tied overnight. In the morning, as a rule, the splinter is on the surface and it is easy to pull it out, the procedure could not be repeated.

Worms - cut an unpeeled banana fruit, pour a liter of boiling water, insist for three hours. Drink a glass before each meal twenty minutes in advance, or consume a pinch of ash from a burnt plant.

Healthy Cooking Recipes

Banana drinks are very useful. To prepare a vitamin drink, the pulp of one fruit is placed in a blender, poured with a juice mix (all ingredients are taken in half a glass) from grapefruit, orange and pineapple, squeezed from half a lemon and 1 tsp. honey. Everything is mixed, the drink is consumed in the morning.

Herbal tea with banana

Recommended for calming the nervous system. A mixture is prepared from 10 g of dried bananas and herbs - valerian root, chamomile inflorescences, cumin in proportion (2: 3: 5 parts). Then 1 tbsp. l. collection is poured 200 ml of milk, infused for half an hour. Then it is filtered and consumed in two doses - in the morning and in the evening.

Kvass Bolotova

This drink not only prevents cancer, it quenches thirst and improves mood. Wash bananas thoroughly before using the peel. Then remove the skin and chop. For a 3-liter jar, you need three glasses of peel, one - sand and 1 tbsp. l. sour cream mixed in 50 ml of water.

Then everything is filled with warm water, the neck is wrapped with a bandage folded in several layers. The drink should be infused for two weeks. When mold appears in the first days, it is removed. After two weeks, pour a third of the drink into another jar, and add the remaining liquid with water and 1/3 cup of sand.

You need to use kvass, which is poured into a separate jar - 30 minutes before meals, half a glass each. The drink must be kept in the refrigerator. When it runs out, a liter is poured from the jar again and the process is repeated, but up to 4 times, then a new container with kvass is made.

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Jam

For banana jam, you will need 1 kg of peeled fruits, 700 g of granulated sugar, 1 tsp. citric acid. 250 ml of water is collected in a saucepan, sugar is poured, boiled until dissolved (with constant stirring).

Then bananas are added to the syrup, everything is boiled over low heat until the color changes (should turn pink). The jam is constantly stirred, the foam is removed. When the mass turns pink, citric acid is added. The jam is cooked for about 40 minutes, if necessary with pieces - 20 minutes is enough.

The harm of bananas

• the peel is always treated with chemicals, so you should always rinse the unpeeled fruit before use.
• Allergy to bananas is rare, but bananas can still cause some harm to the body.
• do not use in ischemic heart disease
• bananas are harmful to the body if there is excess weight, blood diseases
• are harmful in diabetes mellitus as they contain a large amount of sugar
• make the blood thicker, and therefore contraindicated in case of a tendency to form blood clots
• a banana at night is hardly a good idea for obese people
• not recommended for children under 3 years of age or breastfeeding women

Composition and nutritional properties

Studies show that eating bananas every day saves a person from many diseases. An adult healthy person is recommended to eat 3500-4700 mg of bananas. Considering that the average weight of one banana is 450 mg, this amounts to 7-8 pieces per day. Of course, this is too much, because bananas are very satisfying, and then you just don’t want to have a full lunch or dinner.

Important to remember! Excess potassium, found in large amounts in bananas, can lead to complications of kidney disease.

Symptoms of intoxication

The malaise is accompanied by pronounced symptoms:

1. Attacks of nausea and vomiting.
2. If poisoned, there is pain in the epigastrium.
3. There is a characteristic eructation with the presence of the taste of fruits.
4. Diarrhea does not always develop, sometimes there is constipation, which indicates the likelihood of dehydration.
5. The patient complains of weakness and cephalgia, and is prone to chills.
6. Appetite disappears, disgust causes even the smell of food ingredients.
7. Heartburn appears.

Not necessarily if you get poisoned, all of the listed symptoms occur. In the case of a mild lesion, the stomach hurts, the person vomits. In a serious condition, the temperature rises, hallucinations are likely.

Other cooking methods

Bananas can be baked in the oven. To do this, they are cut into slices and sprinkled with sugar. Turn over only once (willingness is determined individually). Fruit can also be boiled or fried, but the nutritional value is somewhat reduced.

In order to wither the fruits and avoid their blackening, a mixture of sugar and lemon juice is prepared. Slices are lowered into it for a minute before being sent to the oven. For the fruits to wither, it is enough to keep them for a quarter of an hour.

After any heat treatment, bananas should not be consumed after strokes or heart attacks, diabetics.

To prevent a cold, a drink is made from the pulp of the fruit, half a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice and the same amount of carrot, a couple of tablespoons of lemon and 1 tsp. honey. Everything is mixed in a mixer.

To combat insomnia, a drink with cinnamon is made. Banana is peeled, cut into pieces, then poured with a glass of water, boiled for 10 minutes. A pinch of cinnamon is added to the hot drink. The remedy should be drunk warm, before going to bed. Or add a pinch of cinnamon, 50 ml of cognac to the banana gruel and eat the mixture.

A mixture of crushed fruit and 3 tbsp will help get rid of a cough or sore throat. l. cocoa. It is poured with 250 ml of boiled milk. The drink is drunk hot, before going to bed. To enhance the effect, you can add 1 tsp to it. honey. The course of treatment is five days and a fresh mixture is made for each.

First aid

At the slightest sign of malaise, a doctor is called to the house. In case of acute intoxication, call the ambulance.

Before the arrival of the medical team, they independently perform procedures that are useful for the victim and make further treatment much more effective:

1. To begin with, the stomach is washed with a solution of salt, potassium permanganate or baking soda.
2. Induces vomiting by pressing the root of the tongue with the fingers.
3. Use sorbents. Activated charcoal, Enterosgel are recommended.
4. They provide drinking, including pharmacy products, such as Regidron.

If a child has been poisoned, a special liquid is prepared from warm water, as well as a small amount of lemon juice and honey.

Contraindications

Despite the useful qualities, the introduction to the exotic menu is not recommended for everyone.

You can not eat bananas with the following pathologies:

1. Diabetes. The reason for the ban is the excess content of sucrose.
2. Ulcerative formations of the stomach. The feeling of satiety after eating the fruit is present for a long time. As a result, a person does not take food, violates the regime, which provokes an exacerbation.
3. Varicose veins. The blood thickens.

It is better not to give these fruits to babies who have recently been intoxicated.

Effective beauty recipes

Banana pulp is used for cosmetic purposes. It moisturizes the skin well, removes mimic wrinkles, makes the hair silky and shiny. You can simply cut the banana with "wheels", and then put them on your face. Other recipes:

1. Banana pulp is whipped in a blender, 2 tbsp. l. yogurt (or cream), sour cream and 1 tbsp. l. honey. After mixing the ingredients, a creamy mass is obtained. It is applied to the face (except for the area around the eyes and the nasolabial triangle). The mask should be kept for 30 minutes, then rinse with cool water or wet wipes.
2. For dry skin, fruit pulp is mixed, 1 tsp. rice oil and one yolk. The mask is applied for a quarter of an hour.
3. To whiten the face, a mixture of banana puree and peeled orange slice is made. The mask is applied to the face for 20 minutes, then washed off. The recipe is contraindicated for sensitive skin.
4. For hair, banana pulp is rubbed and mixed with 2 tsp. wheat sprouts, 50 g honey. The mask is applied to clean hair, kept for half an hour, then washed off with warm water.
5. Take 2 tbsp. l. dried fruits, 1 tbsp. l. peach oil, yolk, ½ tsp. vinegar and 1 tsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice. The ingredients are mixed and applied to clean hair for 30 minutes.
6. Pumpkin puree is made and mixed with 2 tbsp. l. chopped dried fruit, 1 tbsp. l. honey and one chicken yolk. The mask is applied to clean, damp hair and rubbed into the skin with light movements. Then a cap is put on the head and the mask lasts for 1.5 hours. Wash off with warm water mixed with lemon juice.

To eliminate skin flaking, freckles, dark pigmented banana peels are cut into pieces and frozen in ice cubes. They wipe the face in the morning.

Despite the great value of bananas, they are not a panacea for all diseases. However, with their proper use (no more than 1-2 fruits per day), the body received significant support and benefits.

Nutritionist, healthy lifestyle trainer Elena Bogdanova

Possible consequences

As a rule, intoxication does not last long, extremely rarely leads to negative effects. But if first aid was not provided, and the patient's condition is severe, the following pathologies are likely:

• gastritis;
• migraine;
• pancreatitis;
• tachycardia;
• mechanical jaundice.

With proper therapy, the consequences of banana poisoning are quickly eliminated.