Benefits and Threats of Eating Bananas for Body Health

ANDROCOMVIRAL-Banana is a fruit that is loved by almost all people. The shape is soaring and the sweet taste makes it attractive. The US Department of Agriculture makes bananas the freshest fruit of the United States' favorite. As reported by Livescience, the UN data mentions the export of banana markets by 18 million tons in 2015.

Various nutrients contained in bananas. Laura Flores, a San Diego nutritionist suggests that bananas contain potassium and pectin, a form of fiber. Eating bananas can get magnesium and vitamins C and B6.

"Bananas are known to reduce swelling, protect against type 2 diabetes, help with weight loss, strengthen the nervous system and help produce white blood cells, all because of the high levels of vitamin B6 containing bananas," Flores said.

The nutritionist said, bananas can help overcome depression. "Because of the high tryptophan levels, which the body converts to serotonin, brain neurotransmitters that improve mood," Flores said.

Medically, argued by a 2005 Swedish study, consuming more than 75 servings of fruits and vegetables reduced the risk of cancer by 40 bananas. Women who consume four to six bananas a week halve the risk of kidney cancer.

According to the National Institutes of Health, Vitamin A contains compounds that maintain the membrane around your eyes and are an element in proteins that carry light to your cornea. Like other fruits, bananas can help prevent macular degeneration, a condition that cannot be cured, which obscures central vision.

According to a 2009 article in the Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, bananas contain many fructooligosaccharides. This is nondigestive carbohydrate which encourages digestive-friendly priobotics and increases the body's ability to absorb calcium. So that it can keep bones strong.

However, bananas will also be dangerous if eaten excessively. According to Flores, bananas can also cause drowsiness and headaches. Headaches are caused by amino acids contained in bananas. Because the taste is sweet, bananas also cause damage to the teeth.

The University of Maryland Medical Center revealed that consuming too much potassium contained in bananas can cause hyperkalemia, which is characterized by muscle weakness, temporary paralysis and irregular heartbeat.

This can have serious consequences, but you must eat about 43 bananas in a short time for each symptom of hyperkalemia to occur. Therefore, consuming enough bananas so that the nutrients in bananas can still be beneficial for the health of the body.