Bananas are very popular with Vietnamese people. Bananas are year-round, easy to preserve, can be eaten directly, mixed fruits or processed into many different delicious dishes, are great fruits of man.
1. What do bananas bring to people?
Bananas bring many benefits to humans, including:
Provide a moderate amount of carbohydrates : bananas as well as many other fruits contain carbohydrates, but in moderate amounts, even people with diabetes when craving for food can still enjoy half of bananas. Bananas also do not affect low-carb people, because an average banana provides only about 27 g of carbohydrate.
Ideal source of dietary fiber: an important component of human diets is an important component, that is fiber. A medium-sized banana provides about 3 g of fiber, equivalent to 10% of daily needs. Fiber has many benefits, such as helping the colon to function properly, maintaining cholesterol and blood pressure balance, reducing inflammation, etc.In general, fiber-rich foods help the body feel full sooner. eat less, reduce energy intake, support weight loss process.
Rich in potassium: Potassium plays an important role in the functioning of the body, especially the activity of the heart. Foods rich in potassium help lower blood pressure in two ways: increasing urinary excretion and vasodilation.
Besides, potassium has many other effects, such as can lower the risk of stroke , keep the bones and muscles working healthy. It should be noted that for people with kidney problems, too much potassium is not good for health, so consult your doctor to get the most appropriate indication.
Healthier digestive system: yellow bananas are a good source of prebiotics. Prebiotics are carbohydrates that are not digested by the human digestive system, but are a food source of beneficial gut bacteria .
There is evidence that beneficial gut bacteria can help with diarrhea when using antibiotics. Besides, it also helps to improve urinary tract infection, treat intestinal infections, alleviate irritable bowel syndrome, alleviate lactose intolerance, effective for some allergy symptoms, alleviate colds and flu, …
2. Benefits of peaches
Encourage weight loss
Peach juice is one of the lowest calorie fruit juices, with only 60 calories in a cup of peach juice. Drinking peach juice as part of a weight loss diet plan will increase your body’s nutrients, without adding calories.
Improve blood circulation
Peach juice helps strengthen the heart muscle and stimulates blood flow throughout the body resulting in low blood pressure and low cholesterol levels. Peach juice reduces the risk of atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction and other cardiovascular diseases.
In addition, if the iron concentration is low, you can drink peach juice as it is also a rich source of iron.
Preventing cancer
Lutein and lycopene in peach juice can help prevent cancer and reduce the risk of macular degeneration. Peach juice also contains anti-cancer compounds and tumor suppressants that can reduce cancer risk at any age.
Improve cardiovascular health
Peach juice is ideal for protecting heart health because it contains iron, potassium and vitamin C. Iron increases blood circulation and promotes blood flow to the heart, potassium acts as a vasodilator to reduce stress in blood vessels, and vitamin C aids in accelerating the healing process of damaged tissues and arteries of the heart.
