If you eat bananas every day, what happens to your body?

Osteoporosis and other long-term bone conditions may be prevented

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In our minds, it's easy to forget that our bones are always growing and changing. The Cleveland Clinic quoted Dr. Chad Deal, a rheumatologist at the Center for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease, as saying, "Your skeleton is completely new every ten years." What we eat influences its structure and health. The fact that eating a banana on a daily basis could have a substantial impact on bone health, particularly over the long term, is good to know. The potassium in bananas can play an important role in preventing osteoporosis, a condition where bones become more porous and easy to break, by protecting them from breaking. Osteoporosis is a common issue among seniors, with up to half of women and a quarter of men over 50 experiencing a broken bone due to the disease (National Osteoporosis Foundation). Calcium, a mineral essential for bone health, can be eroded by a diet too high in salt and sodium, so potassium-rich foods can help preserve it. In combination with a diet that focuses on consuming less sodium, a banana a day could be just what you need.