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Eating bananas raises blood pressure.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that eating bananas raises blood pressure?

Unclear. Several sources indicate that eating (including potassium-rich foods such as bananas) tends to lower blood pressure rather than raise it, and one case report of extreme banana intake showed raised serum potassium without any reported rise in blood pressure. None of the retrieved items directly measures the effect of ordinary banana consumption on blood pressure, so the claim is not settled outright.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 0 sources for, 5 against · Last checked

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Evidence against · 5
Is eating a banana on an empty stomach bad for you?
2012
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Is eating a banana on an empty stomach bad for you?. (2012). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/9268/is-eating-a-banana-on-an-empty-stomach-bad-for-you

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High Blood Pressure Risk Factors | High Blood Pressure | CDC
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High Blood Pressure Risk Factors | High Blood Pressure | CDC. (n.d.). cdc.gov. https://www.cdc.gov/high-blood-pressure/risk-factors/index.html

The influence of lifestyle (diet, physical activity, stress) on blood pressure
2024
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Emelianov, V. V., Mutalimova, N. M., & Chotchaeva, A. R. (2024). The influence of lifestyle (diet, physical activity, stress) on blood pressure. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14182130

Hyperkalemia and hyperdopaminemia induced by an obsessive eating of banana in an anorexia nervosa adolescent
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Hyperkalemia and hyperdopaminemia induced by an obsessive eating of banana in an anorexia nervosa adolescent. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.braindev.2006.11.002

POST PRANDIAL BLOOD PRESSURE CHANGES IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE DURING HEMODIALYSIS
2008
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UR, O., CO, E., & LE, B. (2008). POST PRANDIAL BLOOD PRESSURE CHANGES IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE DURING HEMODIALYSIS. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3526966

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