What are the benefits of eating bananas? Who is not suitable for eating bananas?

　　From a nutritional point of view, bananas are beneficial fruits rich in starch. From a traditional Chinese medicine perspective, bananas are sweet in taste and cold in nature. They can clear away heat and moisturize the intestines and promote gastrointestinal motility. However, they are not suitable for people with spleen deficiency and diarrhea. There is always a reasonable explanation for everything. Bananas are cold in nature. According to the principle of "hot ones are cold", they are most suitable for people with hot and dry tastes. People with bleeding hemorrhoids and those with uneasy fetal movements due to hot weather can eat raw banana meat.

　　However, just because bananas are cold in nature, it is best to avoid them for those with a weak and cold constitution. For example, those with stomach cold (slight taste in the mouth and bloated stomach), deficiency and cold (diarrhea, easy dizziness), nephritis (also deficient and cold), and swollen feet during pregnancy are best not to eat raw bananas. Unless the banana meat has been steamed and the coldness has subsided, it can only be eaten. As for cold cough, bananas should not be eaten, but steaming bananas before eating them is acceptable.

　　Folk prescriptions include banana stewed with rock sugar to treat chronic cough.； Make wine with bananas as a dietary remedy. Modern medicine suggests that bananas can be used to treat high blood pressure because they are rich in potassium, which can balance the adverse effects of sodium and promote cell and tissue growth. Can be treated with bananas constipate , because it can promote gastrointestinal motility. The most interesting thing is that German researchers have shown that using bananas can cure depression and emotional upset because it can promote the secretion of endorphin chemicals in the brain.

　　In short, those with hot and dry bodies can eat one banana a day, but if they are afraid of bananas being cold in nature, they can choose to eat plantains (which have stronger laxative power), emperor bananas and other varieties.

　　The role of bananas:

　　Several miraculous effects of bananas on the body

　　Banana is a "commoner" among tropical fruits. It is cheap, sweet and delicious. It is a "frequent customer" in people's fruit bowls. Do you know what other functions bananas have? Today, let’s listen to what a nutritionist has to say.

　　On the sports field, especially in some "time-consuming" sports competitions, such as tennis matches, we sometimes see players peeling bananas to eat during breaks. Is it to fill their stomachs or to replenish their energy?

　　During exercise, it is not suitable to eat too much. Eat bananas halfway. The main purpose is to replenish the body's rapidly losing energy.

　　Nutritionists say that football and tennis players like to eat bananas before going on the field, which helps their performance on the field. From a nutritional perspective, the sugar in bananas can be quickly converted into Grape Sugar, absorbed immediately by the body, is a quick source of energy.

　　Bananas are high-potassium foods. Potassium ions can strengthen muscle strength and endurance, so they are especially popular among athletes.

　　Bananas help lower blood pressure

　　Nutritionists say that potassium has an inhibitory effect on the body's sodium. Eating more bananas can lower blood pressure and prevent hypertension and cardiovascular disease. disease . Research shows that eating two bananas a day can effectively lower blood pressure by 10%.

　　Many mothers like to give their children bananas when they are constipated, and this is absolutely true. Nutritionists say that bananas are rich in soluble fiber, also known as pectin, which can help digestion and adjust gastrointestinal function.

　　Bananas are also effective for those with insomnia or emotional stress, because the protein contained in bananas contains amino acids that have soothing properties. nerve Therefore, eating some bananas before going to bed can have some sedative effect.

　　Not suitable for everyone to eat

　　Bananas have high nutritional value, but not everyone is suitable to eat them. Nutritionists say that bananas are high in potassium and are not suitable for people with acute or chronic nephritis or renal insufficiency. It is recommended that these patients should only eat half a banana every day. In addition, bananas are high in sugar. One banana contains about 120 calories (equivalent to half a bowl of white rice). People with diabetes must also pay more attention not to consume too much.