Science shows an important effect of eating bananas every day

The higher your cholesterol levels, especially the "bad" cholesterol, the higher your risk of heart disease.

To lower your cholesterol levels, first see your doctor for a check-up and, if necessary, a prescription for cholesterol-lowering medication. Then, consider adding cholesterol-lowering foods to your diet.

In particular, eating bananas every day can help lower bad cholesterol levels, according to health website Health Digest.

What does science say?

Recent research has shown that bananas not only help remove bad cholesterol from the body but also help fight cholesterol buildup in the arteries. The reason bananas do this is because of their fiber content.

In a 2023 study published in the Middle East Research Journal of Biological Sciences , participants were asked to eat one banana in the morning, at noon, and at night. After two weeks of following a banana-rich diet, their cholesterol levels dropped significantly. Specifically, their total cholesterol levels dropped by 30% compared to when they started the trial, according to Health Digest.

Another 2019 study published in the journal Nutrition & Food Science found similar positive results.

In the study, mice fed green banana powder had lower cholesterol levels. Researchers concluded that green banana powder may play a role in helping to lower cholesterol.

Thus, research results all confirm the effect of bananas in reducing cholesterol levels.

In addition, bananas can also improve health in other ways, such as helping with weight loss and lowering blood pressure.

However, diabetics should limit eating ripe bananas because an average banana contains 15 grams of sugar.