Have you eaten watermelon before?
Do you know the health benefits of this water-fruit?
Do you ever know if watermelon could prevent certain diseases from your body?
In fact, do lovers of this fruit have the ideas of the magic this fruit can perform in their body system
if they consume it regularly?
Watermelon can do a whole lot of things in the...
body and that's why we have brought you this piece of info to enlightens you with some facts and health benefits of the fruit.
Read the following below:
1. The high water and electrolyte content of watermelons make them ideal as a refreshing summer thrust quenchers. They keeps us hydrated, our skin fresh, and can clean the kidneys of toxins.
2. All parts of a watermelon can be eaten, even the rind, which actually contains a number of nutrients too, but due to the unappealing flavor is rarely eaten. In China though, the rind is used as a vegetable and stir-fried, stewed or pickled.
3. Nutritionally, watermelons contain high levels of vitamin B6 (which increases brainpower), vitamin A (good for eye sight), potassium (which helps in curing heart disease and keeping the heart healthy). The watermelon also contains Vitamin B1, C and manganese which protect against infections.
4. China is easily the world’s largest producer of watermelons with 69,139,643 tonnes produced in 2011 compared with just 3,864,489 tonnes from the second highest producer, Turkey.
5. By weight, a watermelon contains about 6% sugar and 92% water.
6. Wild watermelons originated in southern Africa.
7. There are more than 1200 varieties of watermelon that come in various weights, shapes, sizes and red, orange, yellow or white in color.
However, watermelon can actually prevent certain diseases such as: cancer,heart stroke,kidney disorders, diabetes,heart disease, impotence, high blood pressure to mention but few, from our body system.
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