The Morning Banana Diet
This diet developed as a group-developed diet program, and there are many
theories about why it has proven to be effective to many. Physicians who have
tried the diet, or who have been consulted in connection with the books,
magazine articles, and television reports about the diet, have also offered their
theories.
As the diet enters the Western dietary mainstream, various theories
have been put forth by researchers, and (of course) banana promoters.
The Morning Banana diet was developed by Hitoshi Watanabe, who studied
preventive medicine in Tokyo, and his pharmacist wife, Sumiko. The diet has
since gained popularity by word of mouth, web sites, TV shows, magazine
articles, and a book written by the Watanabes.
The diet plan is, in its essence, is a very simple plan. For breakfast, one has only bananas and room-temperature water. Then, one can eat whatever one likes for lunch, dinner, and snacks, so long as one does not eat after 8 p.m.
There are some minor restrictions:
• no ice cream
• no dairy products
• no alcohol
• no dessert after dinner
• the only beverage you may have with meals is room-temperature water
• only one sweet snack is allowed during the afternoon
You will note that in this philosophy the number of calories is not controlled so
although it may help with digestion it may well lead to weight increase. This
diet swept through Japan as the latest dietary fad – I think that says it all.
