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10 Health Benefits of Watermelon

Watermelon is a natural source of most powerful antioxidants provided by nature. It is a good source of the antioxidant vitamins C and A to protect us from diseases. It reduces the risk of dehydration.

Summer and watermelon are inseparable. Watermelons are found almost everywhere in the world. Although we can find watermelons in our markets throughout the year, the season for watermelon is the summer when they are sweet and of the best quality. No other fruit can we find so crunchy and thirst quenching like watermelon.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF WATERMELON

  1. The health benefits of watermelon are really great. No matter how it is sliced, it is packed with some of the most important antioxidants found in nature.
  2. It is an excellent source of vitamin C and a very good source of vitamin A, particularly through its concentration of beta-carotene.
  3. The beautiful red watermelon is also a source of the potent carotene antioxidant which is called lycopene. These antioxidants travel throughout the body neutralizing free radicals. Free radicals are substances in the body that can cause much damage to us. They are able to oxidize cholesterol, making it stick to blood vessel walls and thicken them which can lead to hearty attack or stroke. The lycopene which gives fruits the attractive red color that we find in watermelon can help reduce the risks of prostate cancer.
  4. It is a surprising fact that watermelon is the only fruit that contains higher concentrations of lycopene than any other fresh fruit or vegetable.
  5. Watermelon is a fruit that is rich in electrolytes sodium and potassium that we lose through our perspiration.
  6. Watermelon is rich in the B vitamins necessary for energy production. Food experts recommend watermelon as a very good source of vitamin B6 and a good source of vitamin B1 and magnesium. Because of its higher water content approximately ninety percent and calorie value it is ranked more valuable than other fruits.
  7. Watermelon has a special cooling effect and is exceptionally high in citrulline, an amino acid that our bodies use to make another amino acid, arginine, which is used in the urea cycle to remove ammonia from the body.
  8. The antioxidants help reducing the severity of asthma. It also reduces the risk of colon cancer, asthma, heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and prostate cancer.
  9. Watermelon is a good source of thiamin, potassium and magnesium which protect our body from so many diseases.
  10. Watermelon is fat free but helps energy production. It protects against macular degeneration.

When the heat of summer tires us with thirst, eating watermelon is a safe alternative to taking energy drinks. Since it contains high water quantity it can hydrates us whereas other drinks are caffeine filled energy drinks which can easily dehydrate us. Nothing can be more satisfactory on a hot, dusty day than a crisp, juicy slice of watermelon!

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  1. Correct!

  2. This is indeed a very good article with so much important informations.

    Thanks.

  3. Great article. I’ve been using my juicer to make watermelon juice and it is so refreshing and good.

  4. Very Good Article

  5. Watermelon is less sugary is also good for yor health

  6. Am very grateful for this information. Indeed, I am highly blessed and well informed!

  7. Great info! I’m 10 weeks pregnant and watermelon is the only food I can keep down. I’m glad I’m getting lots of vitamins and minerals from this wonderful fruit!

  8. I thank u for the imfo given. also I like to know what is the best vegi or fruit to get fat off.

  9. it’s a very good article! in a world where some diseases are getting more difficult to handle and where there are incurable diseases, we need to explore avenues like this as alternatives; and also this information will add to the available ones in the prevention of diseases. well done!!!!!!!

  10. watermelon is the shit

  11. i eat watermelon on daily basis and give it to my children. it wonderful, we love it!

  12. i really love water melon

  13. I’m very thankful to health team for providing me such wonderful information about watermelon.
    Hope u’ll share & provide me such usefull info.
    Arshad_nawaz786@live.Com
    Arshad.
    Age 24
    pakistan.

  14. rel it soundsn in and out our hearts.that every body shuold be missioned with it now im aware and i will tell more to people about your site pls tells health tenets of other fruits… csar Tanzania

  15. excellent thanks

  16. I love watermelon specially during summer

  17. l just started taking water melon -blending it with the seed with little slices of pineapple. l want to know the health benefits of water melon seeds?

  18. stfu….watermelon is the best thing in the world!! fuck u turtle

  19. Dang you’ve got good rankings in google!!

  20. wow! i just recently started getting fit and watermelon is one of my daily snacks, nectarine too. i am amazed by this. i thought it only got fiber and water.. :)

  21. Nice share

  22. my wife has 2 watermelons

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