Japan goes bananas

Call it a banana boom. The Morning Banana Diet is the new diet craze that's been brewing up a storm in Japan. Driven by the Internet, TV show hype, countless positive testimonials, and affirmation from famous Japanese celebrities, the popularity of the Morning Banana Diet has truly reached epic proportions. It has even caused weekly banana sales to jump 80% and has prompted ceaseless banana shortages nationwide. And why not? With a simple, stress-free and healthy regimen, it's easy to see why this diet has become such a massive hit among the health-conscious crowd.

Introduced by Japanese pharmacist named Sumiko Watanabe on "mixi", a popular social networking site in Japan, the Morning Banana Diet became an overnight success and effortlessly earned a massive mainstream following. When a TV show featured well-loved opera singer Kumiko Mori who shed off 15 pounds through the Morning Banana Diet, it was evident that the health-giving fruit was about the diet were in demand with close to a million copies sold. Today, its popularity has started transcend geography, reaching other countries including the UK.

Combining affordability and simplicity, the Morning Banana Diet consists of an easy-to-follow regimen that makes it painless to lose unwanted pounds. To boot, you only need to take two pieces of bananas with room temperature water for breakfast. You may eat anything you wish for lunch and dinner provided you do not overeat. Make sure to dine before 8 p.m. and have adequate sleep. Another great thing about the diet is that you get to exercise only if you want to.

And now, you can be part of Japan's amazing healthy trend and start losing weight the easy and healthy way. Bananas offer health-giving goodness that can boost fat burning by 30% and burn an extra 200 to 300 calories a day when taken for breakfast. Its high fiber content helps in carrying away fat during digestion, and lets you feel full longer so you won't look for food more often. And as potassium-rich source, bananas help preserve muscle mass as you shed those pounds.