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New Research Reveals Why You Shouldn’t Add a Banana to Your Smoothies (scitechdaily.com)

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Researchers have found that the enzyme polyphenol oxidase (PPO) in certain fruits like bananas can reduce the absorption of heart-healthy flavanols, especially when combined with flavanol-rich ingredients like berries. The study suggests choosing ingredients with low PPO activity, such as pineapple or oranges, when making smoothies to optimize flavanol absorption.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hell you don't even need to count calories, simply eating things that are higher in fibre and generally lower calorie will help bias you toward weight loss.

For example the weight watchers have made fruit a freebee, because it's basically impossible to get fat from eating fruit.

I've never properly counted calories, i just make sure the base ingredients of my diet are generally healthy and that has worked extremely well.
No stress, easy to manage, and i've been able to get back in tune with my body's feedback so i can eat intuitively. I viscerally feel what nutrients my body needs the most (and very much doesn't need), like how people in survival situations get cravings for stuff like fish eyeballs because it has vitamins they need.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah that doesn't work for me, I actually enjoy eating food so eating "intuitively" makes me eat too much. That was a common complaint on r/CICO that eating intuitively made people regain their lost weight. There is a reason why people like me got fat in the first place lmao. Over-eating tasty food.

Once I learned what actual serving sizes are supposed to look like it got much more easy. It's not stressful to count calories, I found it immensely stressful when I thought I was eating healthy low calorie meals but when I counted the calories using an actual scale I was actually over-eating and hated every second of it since I still felt hungry all day and the food tasted bad. Now I eat whatever I want or crave. I'm not on a diet, I just adjust my portions. Once you get the hang of it, you can visually confirm you are eating too much or too little. This is how I like eating, nothing is off limits and very easy to tap a few times on my phone. My cheat day is everyday and I still lose weight. If I ever crave fish eyeballs, you can safely shoot me in the head lol.