Bananas May Improve Digestive Health
Dietary fiber has been linked to many health benefits, including improved digestion.A medium-sized banana contains about 3 grams of fiber, making bananas a fairly good fiber source (10).Bananas contain mainly two types of fiber:Pectin: Decreases as the banana ripens.Resistant starch: Found in unripe bananas.Resistant starch escapes digestion and ends up in our large intestine, where it becomes food for the beneficial gut bacteria (11, 12, 13).Additionally, some cell studies propose that pectin may help protect against colon cancer (14, 15).