I heard bananas are bad for you?

[the mighty stu]

The truth is no one here knows what the doc said exactly.

it also isn't this doctor's job to go into more detail about someone else's medical issues which is why the op asked the question to start. privacy and HIPPA laws prevent that.

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Based on the OP, the poster admittedly overheard another patient, then HE asked the doctor about bananas. The Doctor, who seemingly didn't reveal info about the first patient, merely explained that bananas were bad in a general sense, not that they were bad for a specific type of individual. This led to some interesting discussion in this thread.

I'm sure if someone wanted to they could mention how MDs have only one class on nutrition, or how it's usually an outdated text (and yes, I have MD friends who freely acknowledge this), but I don't think anyone really wants to make this a bash-the-md-thread. I know that I'm just here to read about bananas, not pick apart one specific doctor or one specific piece of advice.

Based on what was presented it's been a nice read. You may feel the need to defend a doctor you don't know when we're not even discussing him, but the rest of us are just speaking on the advice that was relayed.

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[Professor X]

Gee stu, I'm pretty sure most doctors know about potassium and the heart and kidneys.

It doesn't take years of nutrition focused training to know that.

I am not sure why you would see the doctor as being at fault at all....As if the op is infallible.

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[the mighty stu]

Gee stu, I'm pretty sure most doctors know about potassium and the heart and kidneys.

It doesn't take years of nutrition focused training to know that.

I am not sure why you would see the doctor as being at fault at all....As if the op is infallible.

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I know, I would figure that too. It's not really some crazy details someone with an MD after their name should miss.

Crazy story huh?

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[Curt James]

Poker face Ace created this thread, didn't he?

So, yes, he IS in fact infallible! Get with the program, X.

[Poker face Ace]

I never said I was infallible. I'm just the messenger. Don't shoot the messenger.

Gee stu, I'm pretty sure most doctors know about potassium and the heart and kidneys.

It doesn't take years of nutrition focused training to know that.

I am not sure why you would see the doctor as being at fault at all....As if the op is infallible.

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[Poker face Ace]

Thank you Curt. If you say so

Poker face Ace created this thread, didn't he?

So, yes, he IS in fact infallible! Get with the program, X.

[hifrommike65]

[Chadstallion]

I was at my docs for a routine physical when I heard my doc tell a patient, "Stay away from the bananas" to his patient. I said to myself, I got to ask him why. So as I went in for my results (BTW All were excellent) I asked him why? He say's and I quote, "Bananas disrupt kidney function". I'm really not a fan of them to begin with, but never knew that. What is your take Mr's and Miss's

depends on where you put them. and peeled or unpeeled.