Because of the the very popular Banana Diet on the internet, Truthaboutabs.com health and fitness experts comments about it. Here goes his email… ( Btw, i got a metabolic rate calculator and a Card game workout, whichis pretty cool. thanks for it Mike).

“Here we go again with another ridiculous fad diet!

I was reading Mens Health today and they were talking about a new diet fad called the “morning banana diet” that is becoming so popular in Japan that Dole imports to the country have increased 25% in the last 4 months (according to Mens Health).

Supposedly the diet consists of eating as many bananas as you want for breakfast, eating anything for lunch and dinner, a snack at 3pm, no desserts at all, and get to sleep by midnight at the latest.

MH makes a great point that there are major flaws with this as calorie consumption is not necessarily controlled, so the person could seriously overeat on calories throughout the day without any regard for that.

Also, why did they choose bananas?  After all, if you were going to follow some stupid fad diet, why not choose a fruit with a higher fiber/total carb ratio and less calories and sugar overall?  Some type of berries would be a much better option for fat loss.

Although I think bananas have many healthful properties, they are one of the most calorie dense fruits available, and I usually limit my bananas to only post-workout meals, since that’s when your body will utilize the high GI carbs more readily for replenishing your muscle glycogen.

The bottom line… This is just yet another stupid diet fad that isn’t going to help anyone with long term weight maintenance and fat loss.

As I’ve always said, what we really need is adopting a true fitness lifestyle, so that you can understand how to eat a nutritious diet that promotes fat loss and weight maintenance for life.”

- Mike Geary

So there you go, its a fad, a diet that can not be sustained on a long term basis… but i still enjoy bananas, no matter what, just had it with a low fat ice cream

I’m currently doing Taebo Advance by Billy Blanks, and eating cereals in the morning and mostly fruits and veggies. I’m hitting Boracay on November 3-11…got to be in shape, or at least a lighter than i am now.

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