Are bananas bad for weight loss?

fontanezelvin
fontanezelvin Posts: 2 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi i just wanted to know if bananas contribute to fat gain. Please answer if you can :)
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  • fontanezelvin
    fontanezelvin Posts: 2 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    It you eat too many, they have calories but so does all food. Too many calories causes weight gain.

    Thank you
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Eating too many calories contributes to weight gain. No specific food causes weight gain on its own.
  • pompeyjosh1990
    pompeyjosh1990 Posts: 90 Member
    they are great for fast reacting carbs, the only time id eat one is if I feel like im down on energy levels before a workout
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    There is actually a banana diet.
    http://www.bustle.com/articles/40290-the-banana-diet-involves-eating-30-bananas-a-day-sounds-like-absolute-insanity
    http://www.indiatimes.com/health/healthyliving/a-woman-ate-only-bananas-for-12-days-and-look-what-it-did-to-her-244237.html
  • redraidergirl2009
    redraidergirl2009 Posts: 2,560 Member
    If you eat too many calories yes. Otherwise no, pretty sure no one here got fat from bananas.
  • gatorsong
    gatorsong Posts: 7,000 Member
    This probably originated with one of the many click-bait articles saying "don't eat bananas" or this "one weird trick" type articles. They are good sources for B6, potassium and magnanese, among other vitamins and minerals. Like anything though, too much of a good thing can be bad.
  • Wolfena
    Wolfena Posts: 1,570 Member
    Bananas are good for you and unless you're eating an extremely large quantity will not make you gain weight
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    markrgeary1 wrote: »
    A banana a day, I lost 55 pounds like that.

    Lucky you, you must not be sensitive to carbs.
  • stickkop
    stickkop Posts: 24 Member
    They are a huge problem......if the bananas are rotten or spoiled
  • Rewind1387
    Rewind1387 Posts: 8 Member
    Kamikazeflutterby wrote: »
    This doesn't happen with other fruit because of magic.

    Thank you, I needed a laugh this afternoon =)

  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    edited July 2016
    Weight management is largely about energy (calorie) balance, not whether or not you eat X, Y, or Z.

    Bananas do have a higher GI than many fruits so if you're pre-diabetic or diabetic that would be something to look at.
  • Caitlinbc
    Caitlinbc Posts: 1,914 Member
    Unless you are eating your calorie limit worth of bananas, I think you'll be fine. lol
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »
    markrgeary1 wrote: »
    A banana a day, I lost 55 pounds like that.

    Lucky you, you must not be sensitive to carbs.

    Sensitive to carbs......what does that actually mean?
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    edited July 2016
    How does a person know when they are sensitive to carbs? Curious.
  • llbrixon
    llbrixon Posts: 964 Member
    http://www.diagnosisdiet.com/how-carbohydrate-sensitive-are-you/
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    sijomial wrote: »
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »
    markrgeary1 wrote: »
    A banana a day, I lost 55 pounds like that.

    Lucky you, you must not be sensitive to carbs.

    My wife says I'm totally insensitive.
    (I think she was talking about carbs.)

    You mean crabs, dude!
  • Michael190lbs
    Michael190lbs Posts: 1,510 Member
    edited July 2016
    I have lost over 100 lbs and eat about 5 a week and I'm sensitive to Refried beans...lol..
  • IzzyBooNZ1
    IzzyBooNZ1 Posts: 1,289 Member
    frozen banana "ice cream" is so good. mmmmm

    If you don't know what this is , chop a banana, freeze it , then blend it til it's all creamy like. You can add other stuff if you want.
  • beatyfamily1
    beatyfamily1 Posts: 257 Member
    Not bananas in particular, but if it fits within your plan then it can work. I was making 1-2 smoothies a day with fruits and vegetables as a meal replacement. I gained 3 pounds in one week. Come to find out I was over eating sugars from fruits and carbs which did cause me to gain weight. After I found out what my macro percentages were suppose to be and stuck to a maximum of 46 grams of sugar I followed them strictly and fat started melting off. I now only eat 0-2 servings of fruit a day.

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