New Study Says 'No To Bananas & Berries Together' | Is It True?
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- Опубліковано 2 вер 2023
- A bunch of people sent me this study showing that combining bananas and berries together in a smoothie might not be the best combination if you want to maximize your health.
In this video I go over the study and talk about if you should still have bananas & berry smoothies.
Let me know your thoughts below! Are you going to keep having banana and berries together?
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The study that I conducted this morning revealed that bananas and berries together made me feel awesome. I’ve repeated the study, and the results were the same 😊
Always be your own study 😎
I’ve done the same experiment every morning for over 10 years and have the same results as you!
I read a study showing the leading cause of death is being born.
I repeat this study daily and yet I keep getting the same results: delicious, filling, and gives me lasting energy.
WOW u have your own lab at your house...that's cool
The more stuff I watch and read, the more I realize I will drive myself crazy with all things. One thing I’ve always heard since I was a kid, is only eat melons alone. Lately it’s really big to put lemon in your grains to soak. Meanwhile the water we shower with is probably hurting us a bunch, Lord help us all!! lol
You can drive yourself crazy with this kinda stuff!
The water thing is legit though. Other stuff just sounds like wives tales 😅
Food combinations are real. But they only affect digestion. If digestion is strong enough, no issues.
Agreed. There should be tips how to not poison our water with toxic chemicals (that people use daily is if it's nothing) instead of lamenting about smoothies. Everything toxic that you pour into the water adds up and will come back to you.. and if the water is to poisened to drink it, we will have other problems than Smoothie combinations.
The melon thing is true. Fruit should be eaten alone.
I love bananas and blueberries smoothies. And I will continue to have them.
Same .. 2023 😮it took this long to post this new news .. naaa I will continue to mix like we’ve been doing for centuries 😂
You’ll continue to have BV too 🤢
@@Thecodexnoir nope 👎
@@joansmith6844 😆denial
add a scoop of ice cream a glass of milk and a couple of snickers chocolate bars, mix it all in the blender and you get alittle piece of heaven ;)
I’ve had a banana and wild blueberry smoothie every day since February. It’s helped significantly with my chronic illnesses. No one could tell me nothing bad about the combo except my body and she’s cheering me on at this point so…
I recommend adding Dr. Schulze's Superfood Plus to your smoothies. It's the highest concentration of vitamins and minerals you can find. Your health will improve rapidly. I'm not affiliated, just wishing you the best in health!
5:47 I also had a phase where I felt completely lost in the nutrition-jungle and literally overanalized every single food and researched everything down the rabbit hole.
And in the end I always felt even more confused and frustrated.
It was like living hell
Same here. It got to the point of literally what he said…resorting back to unhealthy foods because I didn’t know what to do. It was incredibly disheartening to learn up on healthy eating and begin to make changes only then to hear conflicting information and I’m “eating healthy in the wrong way”. And it never ever ends. Just eat healthy and don’t worry about it. The results speak for themselves.
I put a frozen banana in my smoothie along with berries, beets, kale, spinach, chocolate protein powder, cocoa, flax meal and unsweetened plant based milk. This makes enough for about 3 to 4 days. It’s filing, chocolatey, and sometimes I can’t finish 1 serving at breakfast, so I have the rest for dessert after dinner. So I basically follow you, Dr. Greger, The Esselstyn’s, Dr. Fuhrman, Chef AJ, et al. As a 70 year old woman, I feel healthier now than I did 10 years ago. I’ve been plant based for almost 6 years now. (Wished I’d started earlier, but better late than never)! Thanks for your videos, they are quite informative! 🇨🇦
hi Jackie! If you don’t mind me asking-What protein powder do you use?
@@Cinnamineral I think Complement has a really good chocolate protein powder
@@Cinnamineral Hi, I use Botanica Perfect Protein, chocolate flavour. I have only been using it for a couple of months, so it’s “newish”. I quite like it. Before that I was using Vega.
I am trying to eat Dr greger but am new to it .... do you know I eat all my grains from rolled oats so eat one and a half cup of dry oats (I cook them in the microwave but it is one and a half cup before I cook them, they do not soak up a lot of water, is that to much or is that what dr Greger means?? Any tips for a newby?? 😊
It's just that your body will get a better benefit if you separate the bananas from the berries.
Yeah these sort of things can easily create eating disorders and food anxiety. Thanks for making the video!
Yup, exactly! That's why I wanted to share my thoughts. Thanks for watching :)
Yea like OCD
I completely agree. If you're already anxious or prone to obsessive rumination, avoid researching health and nutrition in excess.
Thank you so much for breaking this study down, for highlighting the good & encouraging people to NOT get caught up in the weeds. Healthy habits like consuming a WFPB diet have so much good science behind them, there's really no debate. Keep up the awesome videos, love both you & Crystal!!!
You're welcome!
@@Simnettnutrition bananas, and mixed spices, or .. In the morning oats and couscous and Mixed Spices (Cinnamon, Ground Coriander, Nutmeg, Allspice, Clove, Ginger...) Big teaspoon, and ground Black Pepper and apple and Dates and oranges and Cocoa etc. And then brown bread with peanut butter and Mixed Spices, and mustard seeds and a little bit of Cabbage and raisins and pumpkin seeds. And then dinner I have vegan curry and sweet potatoes and squash and onions and garlic and mushrooms and lentils or beans, et cetera. And 1 or 2 nori sheets, put that at the bottom and vegan curry. Or sometimes I do Mexican vegan burritos et cetera. Marmite, or yeast B12 🦠, teaspoon, every two weeks more or less, 500% !!!!
Yeah. I don't know what that means, you just threw random letters together so from now on it means "wild fabulous peanut butter" diet.
@@noBody-ue6cs It means "whole food plant based". Although I really like your interpretation too :)
Thanks@@marcbrune7995 When ya know ya know lol 🙃
I’ve just read the study, albeit briefly. There are certain factors that stood out to me in which I can critique: first, the sample size was small, n=8, and a p-value test would be inappropriate to determine significance. The other thing about a small sample size is that outcomes occur by chance.
My second critique would be that it was a crossover study, and each participant took 3 different smoothies; (1) banana + almond milk smoothie, (2) berries + almond milk smoothie, (3) dairy milk + capsule. Of the 3 smoothies, nothing was said about calorie, fat carbs protein, and other differing nutrients from the 3 smoothies which could easily act as confounders and thus causing a difference in the polyphenol absorption.
A small sample size is actually not uncommon in physiological research where the effect size is large. If the variance is small and the effect size is very large, then you can determine statistical significance from relatively smaller samples. For example, if I give eight people methamphetamine and all their blood pressure increases massively, I can say there was a statistically significant increase in blood pressure in response to the drug.
I would like to hear what Dr. Gregor thinks about this study.
Same!
He already did...and he agrees...this is the only nutritionist I have seen who says otherwise...Dr Rhonda Patrick...Chris Gardner all agree and do not put banana in smoothies...I eat them by themselves...
I hope you never eat ice-cream with birthday cake; you should read what THAT does to you! 😮
@@nickchristopherson6162
Oh my gosh!! Your reaction in the video was my reaction I had when downing my banana smoothie and I came across the exact same article. Anyway, I am glad you covered it. Thank you!!
It's so helpful/critical to point out the study design and what populations were and were not included. Thank you!
You're welcome!
Exactly. Since there were no women and no vegans, I consider myself safe 😂😂
I hoped you'd make a vid on this! I'm not changing my smoothies either 💪
I agree with you that most people shouldn’t stress about this. But I *usually* eat bananas and berries together, and I like strategizing things like this in my life. So I think I will make a change, and will try to avoid combining them. Same as I make a point of combining turmeric and black pepper, and combining flax and something with vitamin C. I can add this to the list of things I make sure to pair up (or not pair up).
This study made me think of rewatching the series Century of The Self which is on youtube on adam curtis’ channel. It’s in part about the history of public relations and how the general public get duped, conditioned or convinced of things. I’m not really saying this study is faked or manipulated, just that there really are teams of people employed to confuse us the general public, in subtle ways, as doubt and confusion demotivates people so that they stick with the ‘popular view’. And that popular view is the one that’s we’ve been conditioned into! Sorry if that’s a bit deep, but the alarm bells in this study made me think of it. And by the way two of the people I definitely 100% trust are on this channel, thanks D&C 😊😊
I’ve never clicked on anything faster wtf 😅
haha thank you!
😂😂😂😂😅
Omg same
There's probably a study that says the opposite. I'm not giving up combining bananas and berries in my smoothies.
lol there probably is!
Not how it works, you're getting less nutrients period.
Excellent advice.... Eat lots of plant-based whole foods and a large variety, and you don't need to worry.
Rofl. Well, if I have to have my smoothie without bananas, my flavonol absorption would go to ZERO because there's no way I'm having a smoothie without my bananas. And, yes, watch for a cocoa based flavonol supplement to come out in the near future citing that they're even better for you than a smoothie. Mars is totally trying to diversify right now. That's my theory, anyway. They may even have known that frozen bananas would yield a more dramatic result for the exact reason you mentioned. These studies get tailored to give the results the companies want, as I know you well know at this point.
I have oatmeal with 🍌 & 🍓🫐🍒 everyday. We can take the study into consideration. However, the group was small(19), only males, no cross section of diet varieties, funded by Mars Inc, etc. Too many variables and lacking variables to draw a clear conclusion at this time. And you’re absolutely right. We can drive ourselves crazy with information overload. I think if we eat a wide variety of whole plant foods, we will be 👍
Just make sure you're not using cow milk and bananas 🍌
@kelly ...Absolutely😊
I drink banana smoothies with cow milk and I’m doing great.
Ugh people are always chasing every last nutrient in every single meal. Let’s just all chill 😂 this might be important for folks who have one serving of fruit and veg a day but for us vegans who eat mostly of all plant based, I’m pretty sure this little thing is nothing to worry about. Thank you for sharing out the nerdy bits and also the practical bits.
For those like me who have a high metabolism, drinking banana and berry smoothies on a regular basis made the difference for reaching the recommended BMI, along with resistance training. Good to learn that bananas are one of the highest fruits in terms of calories. I also added pumpkin or sunflower seeds and raw oatmeal. Sometimes peanut butter powder.
@someguy2135
I'm reading that bananas are berries, but raspberries are not.
It's all nuts, in my opinion!
Why call it high metabolism, just call yourself a picky eater. Or someone who doesn't enjoy food lol
LOVED this video. Great research. Well presented!
Oh my! I put both bananas and dates with my berries in my smoothies! I am not changing. One study does not convince me. I'm waiting for the other studies that prove this study wrong or another one that backs it. One study? Bah humbug!
Facts
I really liked your take on that study. The positivity and constructive criticism. Another good one! Thank you for sharing it and keep up the good work.
Thanks for sharing a good update about these fruits
Love your videos and encouragement for eating better ❤ thank you for your content
Very helpful information!!! Also really appreciated that you showed some of the bias in the study!
Feel so fresh and early for once. Always a pleasure to watch your videos!
Super helpful video!! Would love to see more of this type, critically analyzing certain nutrition myths or research papers!
You are SO right! Thank you for your insights.😊
Thank you for especially the second part of this video. I studied nutrition and think stuff like this is interesting but on the flip side, it is easy to get caught up in the weeds and get really discouraged. I was a little nervous going into the video because I can get sucked into the minutia sometimes but I was still intrigued and it made me feel better when you provided your own balanced take. Your videos are always an inspiration, thank you!!
Thank you for doing this video!! I'll definitely be keeping my berry and banana smoothies in my almost daily rotation. I LOVE your "analysis paralysis" term!! I also love your channel!! 🙂
Love these insightful study-review videos!
Really enjoyed this breakdown. Thank you so much for your input :)
Thanks for breaking down the limited study.
Basically, the study of berries & bananas, it was not worth a "crap".
As a Raw vegetarian,🥭🍍🍌🍋🍊🥑🥥🥬🥦🍉🧄🍏 I find most "food" studies to be very biased and subjective to degree of investigators intellect.
You made some really good points at the end about the study!
Derek: "Something else I learned while studying for this video..." Man, I wish more UA-camrs would put in the time and effort you take to thoroughly research and back up your videos!! Thank you for always being so careful to check and share your sources, dig deeply into the available information, look at all sides, and remain humble while doing so. You are a true gem, a natural educator, and you always work towards the highest good of all. We are so lucky to have you here!!
Once I saw this study pop up a bunch of days back, I immediately thought of you! So cool you made a video about it so quickly.
That you tube guy mmmm mic really explained it well too! Thank you for discussing this too!😊
Wow! I panicked when I saw your title here! Thank you for breaking this all down for us! I think you are right though...... we still are getting so many health benefits!!!
Thanks for this. I saw the article and wasnt sure how authentic it was.
Thank you Derek 🕊️❤️
Super interesting! I love learning things like this. I won’t personally be changing how I consume berries and bananas, but it’s still fun to know, and I appreciate how you spelled it out in this video.
Great analysis!
Great video and points on variables in the study. You’re reaction to the news made me lol
Thank you for explaining this study. I won't stop having my banana and berry smoothies, but I will try to mix things up a bit more. Maybe have some chia pudding with berries sometimes and maybe sometimes not have berries in smoothies where I use bananas. Berries are really expensive in Finland and it would be nice to get the most out of them. But as you mentioned, it was a small study etc. so not too concerned about this. Just something that is good to know and sometimes seperate those if wanting every bit of nutrition from the berries.
Interesting! Thanks for reviewing all the details that are so easily overlooked, such as who paid for it, who participate etc.
Yes, those details were very helpful! The articles I’d read completely overlooked those!
Cooking deactivates the PPO, which is great because my go to banana and berry meal is with oats. I cook the oats, then add banana, walnuts and cocoa, cook again, let cool, then mix in tons of blueberries. Similarly, for a smoothie, you could cook a bunch of bananas and freeze them in ice cub trays or store in jars in the fridge. We mainly add banana for the minerals, fiber, and sweetness. The berries are the part that pack all the vitamins sensitive to heat.
Same!
Love your energy and this was such a great video. I love how you broke it down. And yes I will still drink bananas with berries but I will be paranoid that it won't be nourishing me becauseim paranoid like that. I found the article last night and thankfully found your video when i headed straight to youtube and you are smart because you noticed they used frozen bananas in the study. You make me wanna study nutrition now.
Great answers!
Thanks for the great work you're doing all day every day :) keep it up!!
I agree with you. 💯
No need to change. But your explanations were very informative.
Thank you!!!
Thanks!
Thank you!! 🥦🫐❤
Great video - very good analysis, perspective and final (reasonable) decision to maintain the banana smoothie recipe. Cheers !c
Good job critically applying this study's info. You are 100% correct, understand the science and apply it. A single study is a good thing to start us thinking, but certainly isn't definitive. I also love that you highlight the limits of the study and possible conflicts of interest.
I have always had my smoothies with a banana or two. Usually frozen bananas but not always. I think I will try it without the bananas here and there. I've recently found out that some cancers are fueled by glucose, and I noticed I usually intake a lot of carbs so I will be cutting out some carbs from my diet.
I did look into a keto diet to get around the glucose issue, but looking more into a keto diet, you're still producing a good amount of glucose from fat, so the whole analysis paralysis comes into effect here haha.
I love watching your videos, been watching for about 6 years now. You're always upbeat and an awesome cook.
Thank you for helping others enjoy a healthier lifestyle!
I love these type of videos! Can you do more of them? I love learning about the impact of food on our bodies- especially when science facts are given! Science is cool!
Very sensible. Thanks for passing it on. They really do make a smoothie delicious though. I'd switch to mangoes but I'll wait till they do a study.
Well analyzed
Great info! Thank you for your video's!
Greetings from Belgium 💝🐴🌹
This intro got me crackin up with the reverb 😂😂😂
Haha I went through a handful of audio filters before finding it and I was like, yup, that’s the one!!
You brought up excellent points on the study design🤔
Thanks!
Thank you!
Omg Derek, how you have been editing your new videos lately is out of this world awesome! Nice job! ❤
Thanks so much!! So nice of you to notice! I just do my best. Human nature to always want to do a little better. I feel so lucky to have so many eyes on me, I want to impress! Thank you. 🙏🙏
Nicely done video and I agree there is no way I'm giving up the berry banana peanut butter smoothie.
This was a Dr. Greger kind of video, and I love these!
I rarely mix bananas with berries because they overpower the flavor and I want to taste the berries! Blend them with silken tofu instead. So creamy and delicious!
Mars inc is also heavily in the veterinary world and own pet food companies and veterinary practices. After hearing they were behind the study I am now thinking there’s a reason the results came out the way they did.
I was also wondering about the difference between just ripe bananas and those that have ripened longer and then you mentioned they used freezer bananas which seems to break the banana down even further. Great summary and I agree with your decision to keep eating bananas in your smoothies!
Hi Derek, thanks for the info. I think I will exclude bananas from a berry mixture whether it be a smoothie or bowl based on this study. You've mentioned looking at the absorption impact of foods before, eg. adding pepper to turmeric to increase absorption, so taking the same consideration with bananas makes sense.
For me, I am not worried about it because I eat a lot of flavonoid rich foods, but understand if that's something you want to be mindful of!
I notice other creators are just saying don’t eat them together. I avoided all the alarmism because I saw yours first which sought to inform and not to scare. Thank you as usual for your awesome content. 🙏🏻🌱💚
Strawberry, banana, pineapple makes the best frozen fruit smoothie.
That sounds like an amazing combo
Great video! Maybe an option would be to replace the banana with some dates if you want a sweet alternative?
Thank you so much for your input! I was ready to shelve the bananas 😅 for a while (or put them in the freezer).
Thanks! I'm going to keep eating my overnight oats with bananas and berries for sure!!
Interesting video.
Hahahaha the beginning of your video is the same way I felt when I read the study😂
I'm not going to change my smoothies with bananas and berries. Still going to have them.
This is UPSETTING but useful to know. It might legitimately change the way I have smoothies! I mostly consume frozen fruit because fresh berries are so expensive and go moldy really fast. I am bummed out that a banana can undo some of the goodness in the wild blueberries I put into my smoothies! 😭
I wouldn't worry about it personally!
I'm with you on this, Ericaaaaaaaaaa. I'm not going to "worry," but if I can do something "really good " and just as easily do something "even better," why not pick the "even better" thing? It may not always be convenient for everyone, or even for me, so I do get Derek's point that we shouldn't let the perfect be the enemy of the good, but starting tomorrow I'm just going to eat my bananas later than I eat my blueberry-topped chia bowl. :)
@@matrig6Study was funded by Mars chocolate company. Don’t be tricked…
Now that plant based vegan diets are becoming so popular, I wonder if processed food companies like Mars want to cast doubt on some healthy habits, so some people might do what Derek warned against, just throw their hands up and think they can’t do anything right when going plant based, so they grab Mars junk food. Mars is a terrible unethical company - they do horrific animal testing for their cat and dog food. (Evo, Cesar, Eukanuba, IAMS, Nutro, Pedigree, Royal Canin and more). If you follow a cruelty free lifestyle and don’t buy products that were tested on animals, Mars and all their products are out.
@@VeganLife-mn1jp Not to mention the Mars family is one of the richest families in the world. They can afford to manipulate findings as many times as they want.
Amazing breakdown! Thanks for that :)
I'm wondering - would you make a similar video about tomatos with cucambers? I heard that when served together (ex. in a salad) they decrease the witamins in eachother. Not even sure if that's true - but would love to hear more about it :D
Controversy that yields very little results, in my opinion. You're on it, sir! You are the one! Keep doing what you do. I'll follow you, Derek, no matter what,
Hi Crystal!
✌️ guys
Informative video
Thanks :)
I'm with you 100%
Is your ebook printable? I usually don't get them because to see the recipes, I always get my phone so messy! So I don't know if one can print an ebook. Great vid! Appreciate all the research you do and the recipes you share!
I have long preferred mangos as my base fruit instead of bananas, and I add blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and cherries. I then add 2 TB of chia seeds and a little stevia. Also, I do add hot water (heated not to boiling in kettle) if all the fruit is frozen... it's still cold, just not as icy. I love it!
If I am doing a green, protein smoothie, I love just using frozen cherries as the fruit, with nut butter, hemp seeds, & chia for creaminess. I add a little stevia for extra sweetness.
Thank you derek!! I appreciate how you do these sorts of videos! What i really want to know is, how come i never noticed that simpsons looking photo on your wall! What is that?!
Thank you. It’s a Simpson style picture of Crystal and I and the cats! It’s actually so good I’ll have to show it in an upcoming video.
The only reason I would leave a banana out of my smoothie is to reduce the calories that time around. I do like bananas when I have smoothies though for muscle recovery and berries bring so much flavor.
0:16 - and the Oscar goes to... 😅😂
I was actually watching as I made myself a banana, blueberry, cherry smoothie bowl with cacao nibs on top 😳😆 It was delicious! I may look for alternatives on some days, though. Thank you for sharing! I had not heard of this study yet, and when you said UC Davis, I thought, "Oh no, they are reputable." Hahaa
I had seen something about this but decided not to read because I'm tired of scaremongering, when I saw your video I was like, for sure Derek is guna break it down and do some myth busting. Thanks for the research and presentation of both sides. 🤘🏻
As usual, a good takeaway is to have variety.
When I first saw this study, my first thought was what your reaction would be 🙂 Given that I have about 400 grams of blueberries in my smoothie, I'm not worried about getting enough nutrition from them 🙂
Wow, 400 grams?.. are they cheap in your country? How many bananas?
@@donatina1987I use 200 Grams of frozen berries, 100 grams of frozen mango. Here in Germany 300g of frozen berries/ mango will cost about 3-4€ organic. I also add 60 Grams of hemp seeds, 6 medjool dates and 1-2 bananas.
Of course!! 😅😅😂😂 My body says YES! And that’s what matters.
I agree that we should NOT overthink things! Just eat whole food plant based. If it comes straight from the ground, eat it! Lol I will continue banana and berry smoothies (and nice cream!) Can't even have a smoothie without 🍌 anyway. Thanks for an interesting video!
@kimberlykelley9640
In my opinion, smoothies aren't whole food.
They are smashed, processed food!
But that's just me, I think.
@@larsnystrom6698 processed foods are not whole foods. Whole foods are in their natural state like fruits and vegetables. Yes they are blended but the nutrients don't disappear, and are still in fact whole foods.
I love the dramatic intro 😂
I've had a banana + berry smoothie literally every day for the last 5 years haha I don't think theres any news that can make me stop. Its funny how many people sent this to you, as I was gonna do the same xD
totally agree with you….studies can be manipulated and too many factors at play. At the end of the day, common sense tells me if it’s a whole food, it’s not going to do damage to your body.
For those who like their bananas+berries smoothies, keep having them! The big problem with these reductionist studies is that they don’t show the big picture. Yes, the flavonoid content will be reduced if combining berries with bananas, but is there anything *gained* from the same combo? Because years ago there were all these scary studies about folic acid/folate, and studies showing how some vitamins are lost when cooking vegetables, then years later other studies showed that folic acid/folate has lots of benefits and other vitamins are increased when cooking vegetables. There's always a trade-off, but overall it is always beneficial to eat your fruit and veggies.
I read about this a few days ago.