If you follow health and nutrition news, you might have heard that you should never put bananas in smoothies. In this article, we will attempt to answer the question: Bananas in smoothies, yay or nay? A recent study found that pureed bananas (as in smoothies) have increased activity of an enzyme that degrades a type of polyphenols (1). Among health and nutrition experts, Dr Rhonda Patrick PhD is one of the most credible sources that has brought this research to people’s attention in the past few weeks. Check out the clips below: Below are some examples of media headlines for the same study: The study The research paper (1) included…