How to Benefit from Green Bananas for Home Remedies

The banana is like no other fruit. It is actually the fruit of a giant herb. Each bunch of bananas can be up to fourteen bananas and weight up to 100 pounds. Both the skin and inner part of the banana can be eaten raw or cooked. Commonly sold while they are still green, there is recent evidence that eating green bananas has health benefits.

Instructions

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  Add green bananas to your weight loss diet. The growing interest in green bananas is principally due to their ability help the body burn fat and beat hunger. Green bananas have a type of dietary fiber that helps the body feel satisfied while it burns fat.

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  Eat green bananas as a source of low calorie carbs for diabetics. It is difficult for diabetics to get sufficient carbs without gaining weight. Green bananas are high in potassium, which provides an energy boost, but are lower in calories than other complex carbohydrates.

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  Use green bananas as a source of beneficial "fiber." Green bananas contain short chain fatty acids (SCFAs), which are indigestible to humans. This is very beneficial, because the indigestible parts of the banana pass through the stomach and lower intestine and benefit the large intestine, or colon. After soluble and insoluble fiber, SCFAs are thought of as the "third" fiber.

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  Alleviate symptoms of shigellosis, a childhood disease that is common in the summer months. This disease is caused by the bacteria shigella, which infects the intestinal tract and causes vomiting and diarrhea. There is increasing scientific interest on the effect of green bananas on diarrhea. One study showed that consumption of mature green bananas dramatically decreased levels of mucus and blood in stools.

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  Prevent colon Cancer with green bananas. Since short term fatty acids pass through the stomach and small intestine, they stimulate colonic blood flow and fluid and electrolyte intake. The role that SCFA's play in nourishing the tissues of the colon actively prevents cancer by encouraging normal growth and differentiation of cells.