Is banana a weight gain fruit?

1. Is Banana a weight-
gain or a weight-
loss fruit?
by Dr Janardhana Hebbar - Aug 22, 2014
As with any food eating in excess will lead to
side effects that you didn’t bargain for.
Bananas contains approx 105 calories, out of
which just 3 come from fat. The amount of
carbs (around 27) in the form of fruit sugars
should also not worry you much as these are
broken into glucose instantly providing
energy for your workouts and any strenuous
activity. Ask any athlete, weight trainer,
nutritionist or healthy-living buff and he will
vouch by the boost that the humble banana
provides. Forget the body, but for the brain
glucose is the primary energy source to
function effectively.
Considering you overeat bananas (more than
2 a day) the additional glucose gets stored as

2. glycogen in your muscles and liver, as
primary energy source when required. Only
when it crosses this storage limit does the
glucose gets stored as fat. Nutritionists feel
that you need to eat a whole lot of bananas
to reach these limits and it depends a lot on
your level of activity, metabolism, age, body
type and other factors.
Bananas will provide enough nutrition and
energy needed for healthy weight sustenance
and only excess will lead to slight weight
gain. Nutritionists and dietary experts
recommend having a mix bowl of fruits to
avoid excess of one and also to get the
benefits from a wide variety of fruits. So pick
up seasonal fruits, add in a banana or two
and keep the weight gain fears to rest.
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