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    Banana drama

    Mar 14, 2021 2 minutes
    by Jennifer Bowden

    Question:

    I love bananas and eat a lot of them. So, I was interested in the recent article comparing the keto diet with a plant-based diet, as I know keto dieters typically don’t eat much fruit and many avoid bananas. Are bananas good for us?

    Answer:

    Bananas are packed with nutrients and also come in biodegradable packaging. Australian cricketer Peter Siddle found bananas extremely

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