Yes, Japan has no bananas!

[hmmm_tea]

It's amazing how big fads can get. The latest fad diet in Japan has apparently increased demand for bananas by around 25-27%, according to inventorfeed.

The general principle behind the morning banana diet, is unsurprisingly, that breakfast basically consists entirely of bananas and water.

No idea whether there's any scientific grounding for this or even if it actually works, but it does have this amusing promotional video:

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(via inventorfeed)

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

NO wonder they often are out of stock of bananas when I go to shopping late at night.

[udonranger13.livejournal.com]

I'm actually trying it out :) I think the diet is mainly based on common sense. Eat a small breakfast, normal lunch and dinner to the point of satisfaction not fullness, and no eating after 8. Sounds very doable to me. :P