1, replenish energy

Athletes like to eat bananas before going on the field, which helps the clinical performance. Analyzed from a nutritional point of view, the sugar in bananas can be quickly converted into glucose, which is immediately absorbed by the body and is a fast source of energy.

2, to protect the gastric mucosa

Bananas can ease the stimulation of gastric acid and protect the gastric mucosa.

3, lowering blood pressure

Potassium has an inhibitory effect on the body's sodium, eat more bananas, can reduce blood pressure, prevent hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Research shows that eating two bananas a day can effectively reduce blood pressure by 10%.

4, Run intestinal

Bananas are rich in soluble fiber, also known as pectin, can help digestion, adjust the gastrointestinal function.

5, help sleep

Bananas also have a therapeutic effect on insomnia or emotional tension, because bananas contain proteins with amino acids, with the effect of calming the nerves, so eat some bananas before going to bed, more or less can play some sedative effect.

Expanded

Bananas are one of the favorite fruits, Europeans because it can lift the melancholy and called it "happy fruit", and bananas are also the girls love to lose weight. Banana is also known as the "wisdom of the fruit", legend has it that because Buddha Siddhartha Gautama ate bananas and gained wisdom. Bananas are high in nutrients, low calorie, containing phosphorus known as the "salt of wisdom", but also rich in protein, sugar, potassium, vitamins A and C, while dietary fiber is also more, is quite good nutritional food.

Bananas stored in the refrigerator is easy to turn black, you should put the banana into a plastic bag, and then put an apple, and then try to exhaust the air in the bag, tighten the mouth of the bag, and then placed in the home is not close to the heating place, so that the banana can be preserved for about a week.

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