Why I Stopped Adding Bananas to My Smoothies
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January 20th 2025
(2 months)
Parent Episode: Q&A #52 with Dr. Rhonda Patrick (10/7/23)
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In this video, Rhonda Patrick covers:
- The study that convinced her to stop adding bananas to smoothies that also contain berries
- Polyphenol oxidase (PPO), the enzyme found in high concentrations in bananas that degrades polyphenols
- Other foods, besides bananas, that are high in PPO — including beet greens and Swiss chard
- How vitamin C is an inhibitor of PPO
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