Has anyone ever eaten 10 bananas a day?
Megann555
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Has anyone ever done this?
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That seems like an excessive amount of bananas and I'd get tired of them very fast. Is there any particular reason why you're asking?0
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For what purpose?0
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Nope.
I don't mind the odd banana, but I don't see any benefit to eating 10.0 -
No. I've eaten 1 banana for 10 days (at least).0
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I'm trying to gain weight quickly. I need to gain 15 pounds. I already eat bread, pasta, peanut butter, etc and still find it really difficult to gain weight.0
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I'm trying to gain weight quickly. I need to gain 15 pounds. I already eat bread, pasta, peanut butter, etc and still find it really difficult to gain weight.
You need to find out your maintenance calories and eat above that number. It may take some time to figure out, and it won't happen overnight.
Adding 10 bananas a day will not help if you're not eating a calorie surplus. Eating that many bananas a day will get very old, very quickly.
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Look up "calorie dense foods" eat a variety of these once you know how many calories you need to maintain your current weight eat that for a couple weeks and then slowly add calories. Maybe try adding 100 a day for a week then 100 more. Once you have added 500 calories a day stick with that and see how it goes. You should gain about half a pound a week.0
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Here's what I said in the other thread that you made asking about eating 10 bananas.Eaten in moderation, there are no significant side effects associated with eating bananas. However, eating the fruits in excess may trigger headaches and sleepiness, Flores said. She said that such headaches are caused by "the amino acids in bananas that dilate blood vessels." Overripe bananas contain more of these amino acids than other bananas. "Bananas can also contribute to sleepiness when eaten in excess due to the high amount of tryptophan found in them," she said. Magnesium also relaxes the muscles — another sometimes-benefit, sometimes-risk.
Bananas are a sugary fruit, so eating too many and not maintaining proper dental hygiene practices can lead to tooth decay. They also do not contain enough fat or protein to be a healthy meal on their own, or an effective post-workout snack.
Eating bananas becomes significantly risky only if you eat too many. The USDA recommends that adults eat about two cups of fruit a day, or about two bananas. If you eat dozens of bananas every day, there may be a risk of excessively high vitamin and mineral levels.
The University of Maryland Medical Center reported that potassium overconsumption can lead to hyperkalemia, which is characterized by muscle weakness, temporary paralysis and an irregular heartbeat. It can have serious consequences, but you would have to eat about 43 bananas in a short time for any symptoms of hyperkalemia to occur.
According to the NIH, consuming more than 500 milligrams of vitamin B6 daily can possibly lead to nerve damage in the arms and legs. You would have to eat thousands of bananas to reach that level of vitamin B6.
http://m.livescience.com/45005-banana-nutrition-facts.html
Also, you can eat the peel too while you're at it.
In short, don't eat 10 bananas in a day. You'll poison yourself. Eat no more than 2 a day.
Here's the original thread:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10356727/has-anyone-tried-eating-10-bananas-a-day#latest0 -
I studied nutrition in college. Bananas are rich in potassium. Too much potassium in your blood can lead to dangerous, and possibly deadly changes in heart rhythm.0
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bellabonbons wrote: »I studied nutrition in college. Bananas are rich in potassium. Too much potassium in your blood can lead to dangerous, and possibly deadly changes in heart rhythm.
Agreed, 10 bananas would put you over the recommended daily.0 -
bellabonbons wrote: »I studied nutrition in college. Bananas are rich in potassium. Too much potassium in your blood can lead to dangerous, and possibly deadly changes in heart rhythm.
^What the article I quoted says summed up very nicely.
It's amazing how much info is on the Internet nowadays. If people would just take the time to research it properly.0 -
I've probably eaten 5 or 6, not 10 though0
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Pizza would be an easy way to get hella calories with better-than-banana macros.0
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In addition to potassium, there's also the sugar aspect of it that would make eating 10 bananas a day dangerous. That would result in an excessive amount of sugar being consumed daily, and probably enough to be damaging (especially if you're already eating other foods with sugar).0
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Oh, hell no. I had to eat 3 bananas a day for 8 weeks when I was a kid - stupid pediatrician insisted on it to keep potassium levels up while I was taking a particular very strong antibiotic long-term. As if there are no other foods that would have worked.
I loved bananas. Then I started to not like them, and I ended up loathing them. It took a couple of years before I was willing to try banana again.0 -
Let me guess. Freelee the banana girl inspired?0
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Let me guess. Freelee the banana girl inspired?
No, actually OP posted this exact same question in Gain Weight board.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10356727/has-anyone-tried-eating-10-bananas-a-day#latest0 -
queenliz99 wrote: »Let me guess. Freelee the banana girl inspired?
No, actually OP posted this exact same question in Gain Weight board.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10356727/has-anyone-tried-eating-10-bananas-a-day#latest
My bad...0 -
queenliz99 wrote: »Let me guess. Freelee the banana girl inspired?
No, actually OP posted this exact same question in Gain Weight board.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10356727/has-anyone-tried-eating-10-bananas-a-day#latest
My bad...
When she first posted this I thought Freelee too! LOL0 -
queenliz99 wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »Let me guess. Freelee the banana girl inspired?
No, actually OP posted this exact same question in Gain Weight board.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10356727/has-anyone-tried-eating-10-bananas-a-day#latest
My bad...
When she first posted this I thought Freelee too! LOL
Great minds and all that...
Bananas are traditionally incorporated into a mass gain diet but 10 a day seems excessive. A couple, along with some whole milk (banana smoothies anyone?) and a serving of nuts would be a better idea as well as a balanced diet.0 -
It's never occurred to me that there could be a danger to eating too many bananas in a day because I've never come across anyone who wanted to eat that many. I'd say there's a downside to eating anything in that much abundance, regardless of nutritional value. Even if you need to gain a lot of weight, going on some wild feeding frenzy is not going to be healthy. Presuming you're not close to death here and have enough energy to function normally, a moderate calorie surplus will be much better for you. Don't rush it.0
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Seems like a pretty stupid thing to do to be honest but if you insisted you should be sure the your kidneys are in good health first: Those with kidney disease would not be able to process the large dose of potassium that 10 bananas daily would provide.0
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I'd rather eat chocolate.0
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Pizza! Ice cream!0
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10 bananas isn't that much if it's in a smoothie or ice cream. It's actually quite tasty. If you're trying to gain weight, have at it.
An active person with normal kidney function should not have an issue with 10 bananas. You'll pee and sweat out any excess. Give your body some credit for the way it manages itself. Our species would suck if we were dropping like flies from eating 10 bananas a day.
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ClubSilencio wrote: »10 bananas isn't that much if it's in a smoothie or ice cream. It's actually quite tasty. If you're trying to gain weight, have at it.
An active person with normal kidney function should not have an issue with 10 bananas. You'll pee and sweat out any excess. Give your body some credit for the way it manages itself. Our species would suck if we were dropping like flies from eating 10 bananas a day.
QFT.
Also, I have eaten 10, sometimes more, bananas in a day on a good few occasions when I've either been super busy with a long day at work event managing and dont have time for sandwiches or proper lunch or when I've been road tripping and do not want roadhouse fried crapola en route.
I felt great and funnily enough didn't die from a lethal dose of potassium. Peed a bit more, assume that would be excess potassium going to waste hmmmm....
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I already eat bread, pasta, peanut butter, etc and still find it really difficult to gain weight.
It doesn't matter what you are eating. All that matters is how much you're eating.
If you're not gaining weight by eating bread, pasta, and peanut butter, eat more of it. Maybe eat more ice cream and get milkshakes from your local fast food joints.
However, are you trying to gain fat? Because that's what you'll gain, if you're not working out, too. You'll have to also be lifting weights if you want to gain muscle from overeating.0 -
ClubSilencio wrote: »10 bananas isn't that much if it's in a smoothie or ice cream. It's actually quite tasty. If you're trying to gain weight, have at it.
An active person with normal kidney function should not have an issue with 10 bananas. You'll pee and sweat out any excess. Give your body some credit for the way it manages itself. Our species would suck if we were dropping like flies from eating 10 bananas a day.
Ten bananas a day EVERYDAY is excessive and I would sooner believe The University of Maryland Medical Center than you.
The only real danger in eating that much in one time is potassium poisoning, and you'd "have to eat about 43 bananas in a short time" for that to show up. What a short time is isn't clear, but 4 and a half days in a row seems pretty short to me.
But, hey, if the OP is willing to risk it, then whatever.0
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