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Weight loss: Eating banana SKINS helps you shed pounds, beat the bloat & sleep better, expert reveals – The Sun

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THE humble banana has been hailed a health superhero - due to its potassium-rich content.

And now, a top dietitian has now claimed that we should be munching on the yella fella's SKIN as well - to reap the health benefits.

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Susie Burrell says that eating the fruit's peel can improve your sleep, enhance your skin and even boost weight loss.

She says: "Specifically, you will increase your overall fibre content by at least ten per cent as a lot of dietary fibre can be found in the skin of the banana.

"You will get almost 20 per cent more vitamin B6 and almost 20 per cent more vitamin C and you will boost both your potassium and magnesium intake."

Despite this, when it comes to eating banana skin, Susie does not recommend you just munch on the peel once you've finished its insides.

Instead, she suggests putting it in a smoothie, baked goods or a curry to boost your nutritional intake.

Writing in her blog, she adds: "Rather, cooking the skin to soften it will help to break down some of the cell walls within the skin, helping to make the nutrients easy to absorb.

"Next blending the skin into recipes or smoothies is the most practical way to use them.

"Here you will increase the volume and nutritional content of recipes with minimal change to taste and texture of the cooking."

Dishes that work well with banana skin included in them as well as smoothies are muffins, banana bread and curries.

And Susie also revealed that the particular banana skin you choose is important when thinking about the specific nutrients.

She says: "Specifically bananas with bright yellow skins have a higher proportion of antioxidants associated with anti-cancer effects while green skins (less ripe bananas) are particularly rich in the amino acid tryptophan which is associated with good sleep quality.

"Green banana skins are also rich in resistance starch, the special type of fibre known to benefit gut health.

The health benefits of a banana

Here, nutritionist Amanda Ursell tells The Sun why bananas are so beneficial when it comes to our health.

Kill a hangover:Bananascontain potassium - a mineral lost when we drink alcohol. It's important to replenish it quickly and potassium helps to maintain fluids in the body.

Beat stroke: Potassiumhelps to reduce the activity of blood platelets which cause blood to clot. Unwanted clots are responsible for a large proportion of all strokes.

Boost immune system: One medium-sizedbananaprovides around 25 per cent of our recommended daily vitamin C intake.

Fight cancer:Good and regular intakes of antioxidants alpha carotene and beta carotene have been associated with reducing the risk of lung cancer.

Lose weight:Bananasare rich in fibre - which will help to keep you fuller for longer - so they may fight obesity.

Fall asleep: The magnesium in bananas promotes better sleep and muscle relaxation, so eating one before bed could help you to nod off more quickly.

Healthy pregnancy: They also contain an impressive mix of B vitamins, including some folate. That is vital for pregnant women because it can reduce the risk of spina bifida in babies.

Boost brain: Again, this is down to the potassium, which helps to keep plenty of oxygen running through the brain.

Cut heart attacks: Bananas have been proven to help reduce the risk of a heart attack. They do this by reducing levels of "bad" cholesterol in the blood. This means your arteries don't get blocked.

Fight flu: This fab fruit also contains quercetin, a super-nutrient. The nutrient has been shown in lab studies to help kill off viruses such as the herpes simplex virus, which triggers colds and flu.

"As these skins are much tougher, they are definitely best consumed after boiling to soften the skins."

As well as their positive nutritional benefits, Susie points out that banana skins have several other practical uses in day to day life.

For example, she says cooking meat on top of them will help to boost the moisture content of any meal and they can help make a great vinegar.

It comes after it emerged eating bananas regularly can help prevent heart attacks and strokes.

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The potassium in the fruit combats the hardening and narrowing of arteries, scientists discovered.

The vital mineral which spuds, broccoli and sprouts are also rich in was found to aid blood flow to the heart and brain and reduce the risk of clots.

Its effect on the arteries emerged in US lab tests at the University of Alabama on mice.

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Weight loss: Eating banana SKINS helps you shed pounds, beat the bloat & sleep better, expert reveals - The Sun

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