Breakfast Smoothie Ingredient May Block Health Benefits, Study Finds

Imagine you have a super-helper called flavanol that makes your body healthier.

Flavanols help protect you from getting sick, can make your heart strong, and even help you think better.

But, scientists found that when you drink a smoothie with bananas in it, it's like the banana puts a blocker on the flavanol.

This blocker is an enzyme that stops the flavanol from doing its good work in your body.

So, even if you eat healthy foods with flavanols, the banana smoothie might stop you from getting all the benefits.

It's like trying to send a special message, but the banana smoothie messes up the signal.