As a seasonal fruit, bananas are mild, tasty, nutritious, and loved by the public. But you know what? Behind the delicate taste of bananas, there may be dangers. Recently, some people have developed intestinal obstruction due to greedy eating of raw bananas. Don't underestimate bananas, dietary fiber is good, but eating it in the wrong way will hurt you!
After swallowing several raw bananas in one go, he soon developed unbearable pain in his stomach and was finally diagnosed with intestinal obstruction. This happened to Mr. Zhang in Dongguan, but it frightened him. The cause was just a moment of hunger, and I bought a few unripe bananas and swallowed them, who knew that it would cause such a catastrophe.
Although Mr. Zhang's experience is worthy of sympathy, it is not difficult for us to get a glimpse of some modern people's perception of dietary fiber. Everyone knows that bananas are rich in dietary fiber and can promote digestion, so they are often regarded as "the holy product for curing constipation". But the truth is not so simple, and eating raw bananas without careful consideration can be counterproductive.
In fact, unripe bananas are rich in tannins or tannic acid, which will combine with proteins in the body to form "tannic acid proteins", which are not easily digested and absorbed. If ingested in large quantities, it is easy to accumulate into hard "bezoars" in the intestines, thereby blocking the intestines and causing intestinal obstruction and other dangers.
It can be seen that we do not really understand the seemingly familiar ingredient of bananas. Bananas are of course nutritious as fruits, but if they are eaten in large quantities before they are fully ripe, they can become dangerous foods like "live game". The reason why bananas can "moisten the intestines and laxative" is that the fiber will be denatured after ripening, and it is easier for the body to digest and absorb.
In fact, in addition to bananas, many tannin-rich ingredients should also be eaten with caution, such as persimmons, black dates, pomegranates, etc., and should not be eaten with high-protein foods to avoid the "bezoaris disaster" of mutual precipitation.
Some people may say, how can there be so much knowledge about bananas, a civilian snack? But as everyone knows, it is this seemingly inconspicuous ingredient, if it is used in the wrong way, it will become "poisonous fan" in the mouth. The reason why Mr. Zhang suffered from this disaster is largely due to the biased health perception of dietary fiber.
People often have the impression that "more is better" in dietary fiber, but they ignore the fact that there are worlds of differences between different types of fiber. In fact, dietary fiber can be divided into two categories: soluble and insoluble, the former helps lower cholesterol and regulate blood sugar; The latter can promote intestinal peristalsis and improve constipation. The dietary fiber in bananas tends to be insoluble, and eating too much will inevitably "hurt the body".
Experts have repeatedly stressed the importance of a sensible diet, but some people often turn a blind eye and are self-righteous. Take vegetarianism as an example, the pursuit of balanced nutrition and scientific diet is good, but it also varies from person to person and from food to food. Some people are purely "fanatical" and eat raw, cold and hard foods, which not only makes it difficult to obtain balanced nutrition, but may also damage the stomach and intestines.
It can be seen that the emphasis is on eating scientifically and reasonably, rather than talking about generalities and blind paranoia. In the face of the endless "food rumors" in modern society, we need to see the essence through the phenomenon, analyze it with rational thinking, and eat rationally to avoid the doom of "greedy worms" like Mr. Zhang.