The Banana Breakfast Diet

When the “bananas breakfast diet” was promoted on the Japanese social networking website “mixi” in March 2008, it became so popular that it led to a nationwide banana shortage.

The diet was created by Hitoshi Watanabe, who studied preventive medicine, and his wife Sumiko, who is a pharmacist.

Basics elements

The creators of the banana diets claim that eating only bananas and water at room temperature for breakfast helps you lose weight, regardless of what you consume during the day.

This diet is extremely simple and easy, and many Japanese have reported rapid decreases in weight when they experienced this diet, so this one of the diets that work.

One of the reasons that this diet works, is that bananas improve digestion and metabolism. Another possibility is that bananas are high in resistant starch, which is a type of fiber that can promote a feeling of fullness and may block the absorption of carbohydrates. This actually leads to an easy weight loss without much effort from you.

Those who follow this diet are advised to eat the evening meal before 8 pm and avoid desserts after dinner. If the feeling of hunger is acceptable, you can serve a piece of fruit.

Apart from eating bananas for breakfast and avoid eating late, another “rule” of the diet is that you must go to bed before midnight. The reason behind this advice is sound and scientific studies show a relationship between sleep deprivation and obesity.

Dairy products and alcohol are not allowed in this diet. Moreover, the only liquid that can be consumed with meals is water at room temperature. And the bananas must be fresh and kept at room temperature.

The reason why the water should be at room temperature has some theories, but many speculated on the internet that it improves digestion and reduces hunger.