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Facts and information about bananas 7 Articles

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    by Karon Brandt

    HISTORY: Bananas are America's number one fruit. An average American eats 28 pounds per year. Bananas grow from bulbs or rhizomes; they sprout shoots annually on plants, not trees. Bananas contain no fat, cholesterol or so...read more

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    by Denny Phillips

    Bananas are the world's most popular fruit, but did you know that bananas do not actually grow on trees? They are actually the world's largest herb? Bananas are a fruit that everyone enjoys but they don't seem to be one ...read more

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    by icepricessa

    That yellow starchy sweet fruit which has over 400 varieties around the world and is one of the world's top-selling fruit that even outranks the apple and orange, yes it is the banana: a nutritious fruit which can be eaten...read more

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    by Nadia Promi

    Banana is a record-holder among fruits: it is the world's most popular fruit, the world's largest herb and it is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress by patients suffering from stomach ulcer. Banana even h...read more

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    by Dame Leo

    A delicious and good for you food, the banana? Bananas are rich in potassium, this helps our muscles to contract including our heart muscle, potassium allows our blood pressure to remain in the healthy range, and it boo...read more

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    by Annette Bromley

    WHAT ABOUT THE BANANA (The healthy snack in its own wrapper) When I think if the banana one of my first thoughts is a quick breakfast on the fly as I rush into another busy day. It taste good, it is good for me. I ...read more

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    by Renee Pierce

    Banana; diet; bananolgy; dentist; sugar; insulin; diabetes; Bananology This is about the myth that banana's are always good for you. Speaking as someone who spends a lot of time at the library and the Dentist, I fe...read more

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