Comments on: Bananas are good :D http://dennistt.net/2006/08/18/bananas-are-good-d/ Dennis Tsang's little corner on the big internet! Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:52:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Rose Ann Fuhrman http://dennistt.net/2006/08/18/bananas-are-good-d/#comment-536 Rose Ann Fuhrman Fri, 29 Sep 2006 19:47:59 +0000 http://www.dennistt.net/2006/08/18/bananas-are-good-d/#comment-536 I apologize for the abrupt nature of my comment. I was in a hurry, happened to stumble on this, and in my rush assumed that it was not a public comment--simply a heads-up to the site owner. However, as poor and out of date as much of the reference materials are (in spite of many decades of good research), for a doctor to state that bananas are a source of B12 is inexcusable. Even the poor, old medical reference materials usually state correctly that B12 is found only in foods of animal origin or supplemental B12 created by humans. Bananas are good. They are one of my favorite foods, but they are not a source of B12. People who rely on bananas for their B12 would be at severe risk over following years. Here is just one. Very few references state otherwise, and they do so in error. Quote: What foods provide vitamin B12? Vitamin B12 is naturally found in foods that come from animals, including fish, meat, poultry, eggs, milk, and milk products. Fortified breakfast cereals are a particularly valuable source of vitamin B12 for vegetarians [5-7]. Table 1 lists a variety of food sources of vitamin B12." [a list of foods follows this statement on the webpage] Found at: http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitaminb12.asp NIH (National Institutes of Health, US Government American Family Physicians article on B12 deficiency and its importance: http://www.aafp.org/afp/20030301/979.html Rose Ann I apologize for the abrupt nature of my comment. I was in a hurry, happened to stumble on this, and in my rush assumed that it was not a public comment–simply a heads-up to the site owner.

However, as poor and out of date as much of the reference materials are (in spite of many decades of good research), for a doctor to state that bananas are a source of B12 is inexcusable. Even the poor, old medical reference materials usually state correctly that B12 is found only in foods of animal origin or supplemental B12 created by humans.

Bananas are good. They are one of my favorite foods, but they are not a source of B12. People who rely on bananas for their B12 would be at severe risk over following years.

Here is just one. Very few references state otherwise, and they do so in error.

Quote:

What foods provide vitamin B12?

Vitamin B12 is naturally found in foods that come from animals, including fish, meat, poultry, eggs, milk, and milk products. Fortified breakfast cereals are a particularly valuable source of vitamin B12 for vegetarians [5-7]. Table 1 lists a variety of food sources of vitamin B12.”
[a list of foods follows this statement on the webpage]
Found at: http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitaminb12.asp
NIH (National Institutes of Health, US Government

American Family Physicians article on B12 deficiency and its importance:
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20030301/979.html

Rose Ann

]]> By: T.HARRIS http://dennistt.net/2006/08/18/bananas-are-good-d/#comment-534 T.HARRIS Fri, 29 Sep 2006 03:25:54 +0000 http://www.dennistt.net/2006/08/18/bananas-are-good-d/#comment-534 The Author of the above "Bananas are good" might not have given this article of his own. He might have viewed several sites relating to Bananas and their benefits, published by various researchers. Any abdrupt comment cannot be accepted. For anything, a specific proof is essential to validate the claim. So the author need not be ashamed, as the real ones are many researchers. The Author of the above “Bananas are good” might not have given this article of his own. He might have viewed several sites relating to Bananas and their benefits, published by various researchers. Any abdrupt comment cannot be accepted. For anything, a specific proof is essential to validate the claim. So the author need not be ashamed, as the real ones are many researchers.

]]> By: Rose Ann Fuhrman http://dennistt.net/2006/08/18/bananas-are-good-d/#comment-531 Rose Ann Fuhrman Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:22:54 +0000 http://www.dennistt.net/2006/08/18/bananas-are-good-d/#comment-531 There is no B12 in bananas or any other food that is unfortified and is not of animal origin. Whoever provided this information or compiled it should be ashamed. Best wishes, Rose Ann There is no B12 in bananas or any other food that is unfortified and is not of animal origin. Whoever provided this information or compiled it should be ashamed.

Best wishes,

Rose Ann

]]> By: J.SRIDHARAN http://dennistt.net/2006/08/18/bananas-are-good-d/#comment-375 J.SRIDHARAN Sat, 19 Aug 2006 04:20:00 +0000 http://www.dennistt.net/2006/08/18/bananas-are-good-d/#comment-375 DENNIS, What you did is really appreciated. Too nice to see this here with some more . Such articles are caught by the eyes of only very few who search in other sites. If every one would adopt this method to bring GOOD ONES, a complete awareness may be created among the rest. I admit there are a few . . . . . saying "I know this already, I have seen this 2 years back there, This was copied from that site, My Great Great Great Grandpa had told me this when I was 2 months old, etc...". Ignoring these let us do something as we know LIFE IS TO BE LIVED BETTER BY SERVING PEOPLE BETTER. I welcome YOU TO DO MORE and MORE(AS I DO THE SAME IN MOST). DENNIS,
What you did is really appreciated.
Too nice to see this here with some more .
Such articles are caught by the eyes of
only very few who search in other sites.
If every one would adopt this method to
bring GOOD ONES, a complete awareness
may be created among the rest.

I admit there are a few . . . . . saying
“I know this already,
I have seen this 2 years back there,
This was copied from that site,
My Great Great Great Grandpa had told me this
when I was 2 months old, etc…”.

Ignoring these let us do something as we know
LIFE IS TO BE LIVED BETTER BY SERVING PEOPLE BETTER.

I welcome YOU TO DO MORE and MORE(AS I DO THE SAME IN MOST).

]]> By: archana http://dennistt.net/2006/08/18/bananas-are-good-d/#comment-372 archana Fri, 18 Aug 2006 20:10:26 +0000 http://www.dennistt.net/2006/08/18/bananas-are-good-d/#comment-372 wow Dennis! Holy bananas ! You did do a lot of work on the topic before you posted it :) wow Dennis! Holy bananas ! You did do a lot of work on the topic before you posted it :)

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