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Last night woke up due to extreme hunger and ate a banana. high sugar item - immediately went back to sleep. will it be stored as fat now?

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ACTUALLY: Bananas are a good source of COMPLEX carbohydrates which burn slowly and are excellent for energy over a long period of time...you could do a lot worse! Keep up the healthy eating! Hope this is helpful! Dr Z

Answered 11/5/2017

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Last night woke up due to extreme hunger and ate a banana. high sugar item - immediately went back to sleep. will it be stored as fat now?

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Dr. Richard Zimon answered

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