MBD is one diet that is easy to do and not too many restrictions on food that should not be eaten by the dieter. Something that is often found in other diet methods.
How do MBD diet is very simple, you simply banana for breakfast in the morning and drinking water of room temperature.
During the day, you are allowed to eat anything that you like, as long as is not greasy food. After that, if still hungry, let eating a snack about 3 pm. The dinner menu you are authorized to eat anything, as long as before 8 pm.
Who the inventor of the Morning Banana Diet? She is Sumiko Watanabe. The discovery of this MBD diet method occurred while he helped her husband, Hitoshi, who are overweight since still was in college.
Based on the story, Sumiko has tried running some exercise and diet method to lose her husband weight. But in fact, only lost 7 kg from 79 kg to 72 kg.
Sumiko was trying trial and error by combining any background knowledge that she has of pharmaceuticals, traditional Chinese medicine, and yoga. Here, the MBD diet method designed has started.
Sumiko persistence paid off. When she asked her husband to try the diet design, Hitoshi was able to lose weight up to 16.8 kg.
As a result, books on MBD was written by Sumiko Watanabe sold over 1 million copies.And some have been translated into various languages such as Korean, English and Mandarin.
What Expert Says About MBD?
MDB popularity got the attention from nutrition experts from many countries, the US, Europe up to his home country of Japan.
Diet and Nutrition expert from New York Kerri Glassman, categorize MBD as fast diets or diets that promise rapid weight loss. One of the theories that support MBD is, the fact that bananas are sufficient food to help you lose weight and slimming the body because they contain carbohydrates insoluble (resistant starch).
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Resistant starch is considered to help control weight because it can stimulate fat burning and make the stomach full longer.
Similar properties can also be found in some fruits such as potatoes and beans. However, potatoes or beans must be cooled once after it is cooked before eating. It does because the cooling process helps the formation of resistance starch.
Nutrition experts also see, the only drink water restrictions, during the diet also makes MBD dieter avoid high-calorie sweet drinks that have the potential to gain weight.
MBD diets may be popular, but that does not mean it is free from criticism. Despite ample evidence to suggest that bananas contain compounds that support fat burning, some nutrition experts agree that a balanced diet is the most healthy diet and sufficient.
Medical Director at WebMD Weight Loss Clinic Kathleen Zelman stated that the banana contains about 2-4 grams of fiber. As we know, the body needs 3.5 grams to 5 grams of fiber each day. He says MBD's suggestion allowed to eat anything at lunch, and dinner did not seem like a good idea to lose weight.
MBD diet will potentially increase the appetite due to restrictions on eating in the morning. It may be that you will eat more calories during the day and night. The result was predictable; your diet will fail, and the weight will be on the increase.
Kathleen added, a diet that advocates eating bananas as breakfast one should not do, because it is very low in calories. However, this type of diet is only done for short periods of time, 1-2 months. For, the body also need other substances such as fiber and more. (*)
