Know what you eat - Watermelon

Despite one of the popular belief that Watermelon is just made of water.... but is it so?
It is one of the nutrient dense food available today. It is full of vitamin, minerals and antioxidant is such a small pack of calories. They can even remain edible for weeks and even months as long as they were kept in cool, shady areas.
So what good does it do?
Health benefits of Watermelon :

LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is one of the most common condition seen in primary care and commonly leads to heart attacks, strokes, and other fatal diseases if untreated. the carotenoids present in watermelon prevent the hardening of arteries and veins hence, reducing the risk of attack or stroke

PREVENTION OF ASTHMA

As Watermealon is also rich in vitamin C which helps in the prevention of Asthma

MAINTENANCE OF KIDNEY

As it is rich in calcium and phosphorus both of which helps in flushing of toxic out of the body

DIGESTION

As it is rich in water and fiber it prevent constipation and promote healthy digestive tract.

CANCER

research has found a compound called Lycopene decreases the insulin growth, as Lycopene is available in many things like tomato, pink guava etc but in Watermelon cis-isomeric lycopene, a highly sought after form of the compound with the incredible antioxidant potential it fights better.

As an ANTI AGING

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Vitamins C and E are the most important natural antioxidants for antiaging benefits because their small molecular weights allow them to penetrate the skin and induce the production of collagen, which is vital for keeping your skin smooth and healthy and watermelon is full of it

WEIGHT LOSS

As it mainly contains water so after eating it, it saves us from the junk foods that we usually take

NUTRITIONAL FACTS