July 31, 2026
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In defense of the Banana Smoothie: Flavanols, food processing and nutritional reductionism

A 2023 study spread through Instagram’s wellness community by making a simple, striking claim: adding a banana to your berry smoothie removes much of its heart-healthy benefits. The biochemical evidence is sound, but the study challenges us to consider the question posed in The Matrix. Do we take the red or blue pill?

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