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Bananas May Reduce Blueberry Polyphenol Benefits, Study Finds
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- Dr. Rhonda Patrick said bananas lower blueberry polyphenol benefits in smoothies because banana polyphenol oxidase breaks down compounds.
- A 2023 study found participants drinking banana smoothies had lower blood flavanol levels than those drinking mixed-berry smoothies.
- Dr. Joe Schwarzw said study never mixed bananas with blueberries, included eight subjects, and was funded by Mars.
- Dr. Joe Schwarzw concluded the banana-blueberry interaction is insignificant for health and called the focus nonsense.