Not just any banana

Because they can be digested easily, bananas are ideal for treating intestinal problems such as diarrhoea. What is unusual about bananas is that they can also be used to treat constipation.
In addition to supplying energy, bananas also contain a lot of potassium. Therefore bananas are recommended for patients suffering from a lack of potassium, which affects the muscles, the nerves and also the heart in particular.

Energy content is between 88-95 kcal (374-398 kJ). Furthermore, bananas also contain approx. 2.6% of fibre, as well as phosphorus and different trace elements such as selenium. On the other hand, bananas are not a significant source of other vitamins, such as Vitamin C. All values will fluctuate depending on the grower, degree of ripeness and growing conditions.

Especially when it comes to diets, it is important to buy bananas at the correct ripeness level. The Banana Diet only works with unripe, still greenish or at most yellow bananas that are not very ripe yet. This and much more information is available from the Banana Diet, which can be downloaded here.