Health Benefits of eating Banana

By any measures, bananas are a superfood. They are one of the most popular and well-known fruit for a reason.

They are many health benefits of bananas, but we are going to address only 6 of these benefits. 

• Digestion 

Bananas are amazing food for improving the digestive system. Bananas are rich in pectin and will help your digestion and detox your system. They produce digestive enzymes that help to absorb nutrients from food. And absorbing nutrients from the food is the most important task undertaken by the digestive system. They are also rich in fiber and can help with constipation. Banana has a prebiotic effect on the gastrointestinal tract 

• Aid with sleep:

Bananas contain high levels of tryptophan, which is converted to serotonin. serotonin not only helps with sleep but also relieves depression. It is a well-known neurotransmitter that helps to make people feel happy. Tryptophan also helps with the seasonal affective disorder (SAD). 

• Energy:

The main reason to eat a banana is that they contain so much neutral energy without any of the side effects of excessive carb consumption that one can get from processed food. A banana contains around 24 grams of carb and 100 calories. they are an easy and efficient fuel to add to any diet. 

• Anti-aging property:

Bananas have a high amount of antioxidants. Antioxidants neutralize free radicals and are responsible for anti-aging. They contain many different types of antioxidants including dopamine and catechin.

• Potassium:

Potassium is probably the most well-known benefit of consuming bananas. Potassium makes people more alert and also help alleviate muscle cramps.  Bananas are high in potassium and low in salts and are recognized by the FDA to help lower blood pressure

• Improves Kidney Health:

Bananas are especially effective at maintaining good kidney health. One study found that participants who ate bananas regularly were 33% less likely to have any kidney problems compared to those who did not eat bananas frequently.
Numerous other studies have duplicates these result.

Aside from the Benefits listed above, Bananas provide significant amount of Vitamin C, Manganese and have zero fat content. They also help to improve appetite and insulin resistance.