Health Benefits of Watermelon
Watermelon, Citrullus lanatus is a plant specie in the
family Cucurbitaceae.
This delicious, appetising fruit is good for you especially
during hot summer days.
Nutritional values
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Health benefits
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93% of watermelon is water
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Prevents
dehydration
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Low calorie and
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good for
weight watchers. So you are consuming a good volume of food with low calorie
content
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high fibre content
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Minerals : potassium
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Lowers
blood pressure prevents heart attack and stroke.
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magnesium
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is essential for calcium absorption maintaining
healthy bones ,prevents osteoporosis
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Vitamin C
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is an
antioxidant that helps prevent cell damage from free radicals
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Vitamin A
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Alfa –carotene and beta –carotene
are turned into vitamin A in your body.
Vitamin A and C are important for skin and hair health.
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Carotenoids; lycopene
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maintains healthy
eyes and protects against age-related macular degeneration.
Lycopene
with vitamin C are
anti-inflammatory antioxidants
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Vitamin B1 thiamine
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B5 pantothenic acid
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B6
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Watermelon cake:
Cut a circular thick
slice of watermelon and top it up with different cubed fruits and berries and
serve it sliced as a cake.
