Do you need to lose some weight? Do you like bananas? Do
you dislike rigid rules controlling what you eat? If you answered YES to these
questions, then the banana diet may be perfect for you.
The banana diet began in Japan. It was created by Hitoshi
Watanabe and became wildly popular when Japanese opera singer Kumiko Mori said during a televised interview that she
had lost 15 pounds in 6 weeks. The price of
bananas skyrocketed, and banana scarcity became the norm across Japan.

The Banana Diet (without the "morning")
features a banana before each meal. You then proceed to eat a small,
well-balanced meal that focuses on protein. More bananas, but you do get to eat a more varied breakfast.
Both varieties of the banana diet share common elements.
They limit your beverage selection to room temperature water. No sodas,
alcohol, coffee or tea. You are allowed to have three meals, plus a mid-afternoon
snack. In either diet, you can't eat anything within 4 hours of going to bed.
All in all, not a lot of "must" or "must not" rules.

So, bananas are widely viewed as wonderful fruits, but
how can they help with weight loss? The underlying basis for the banana diet is
something called "resistant starch." That refers to starchy fiber
that is not absorbed by your stomach or intestines. It takes up room in your
stomach, so you feel full, but doesn't convert to calories through digestion.
Some research also seems to indicate that resistant starch can increase
the rate of fat burning and slow the formation of new fat cells.
Is there a down side to the banana diet? Well, you might
not actually lose weight, so that could be seen as a down side. There's nothing fundamental in the banana diet that forces you to eat fewer calories than you burn during your day. Some people also worry about all those bananas being harmful to your teeth. Bananas are sticky,
so the fruit sugar can stick to your tooth enamel unless you brush it off. But
then, brushing your teeth probably counts as a low stress exercise, doesn't it?
Have you tried the banana diet? Did you find it a-peeling
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