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Combined, they positively impact glucose metabolism, helping control blood sugar levels. <\/p>\n<p>Bananas and Whey Protein: How to Incorporate Them Wisely for Stable Blood Sugar Levels<br \/>\n\u2022 Try pairing a small or medium-sized banana with a scoop of whey protein powder with nut butter for some healthy fats. It will maintain your blood sugar levels.<br \/>\n\u2022 Try eating lesser ripe bananas with a lower glycemic index and higher resistant starch. Therefore, it won&#8217;t spike blood sugar levels much like riper bananas.<br \/>\n\u2022 Consider opting for an unsweetened or low-calorie naturally sweetened whey protein powder to avoid added sugars. <\/p>\n<p>Bananas contain fibre and resistant starch that slow digestion, while whey protein helps increase insulin sensitivity and reduce insulin resistance. Combining these two foods can provide numerous health benefits, including improved weight management, reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, and increased satiety that helps counteract binge eating disorders. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nutrition"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3 (Yoast SEO v25.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Glucose Roller Coaster: How Bananas and Whey Protein Affect Your Body - Ultrahuman<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/the-glucose-roller-coaster-how-bananas-and-whey-protein-affect-your-body\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Glucose Roller Coaster: How Bananas and Whey Protein Affect Your Body\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/the-glucose-roller-coaster-how-bananas-and-whey-protein-affect-your-body\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ultrahuman\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ultrahumanhq\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-11-01T05:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Team Ultrahuman\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@UltrahumanHQ\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@UltrahumanHQ\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Team Ultrahuman\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/the-glucose-roller-coaster-how-bananas-and-whey-protein-affect-your-body\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/the-glucose-roller-coaster-how-bananas-and-whey-protein-affect-your-body\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Team Ultrahuman\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/47e73966094408ddf4ebb9febb348e27\"},\"headline\":\"The Glucose Roller Coaster: How Bananas and Whey Protein Affect Your Body\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-01T05:00:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/the-glucose-roller-coaster-how-bananas-and-whey-protein-affect-your-body\/\"},\"wordCount\":197,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Nutrition\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/the-glucose-roller-coaster-how-bananas-and-whey-protein-affect-your-body\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/the-glucose-roller-coaster-how-bananas-and-whey-protein-affect-your-body\/\",\"name\":\"The Glucose Roller Coaster: How Bananas and Whey Protein Affect Your Body - 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