PlainPill

Bananas

People mainly take Bananas for energy. Based on 2 first-hand reports. Ranked #1652 of 1,974 overall.

5
User score
Mostly negative
0% positive0% mixed50% negative50% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 0% are positive.

Clinical research
Research pending

What Bananas does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

betterno changeworse

What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

Research data for Bananas is being compiled.

Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

No doses stated in the reports so far.

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

No side effects reported so far.

What users say

Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.

“he told me to eat more fish and bananas and take iron supplements”
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“Bananas are only medium potassium. It was hype. A single whole egg has almost as much. A cup of milk has almost as much.. A potato has three times as much.”
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Top discussions (2)

Other options for energy

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