Health benefits of watermelon, Right amount and Harms

 

Watermelon has lot of health benefits, if eaten in right amount and right way. But, it can harm too, if eaten in wrong way and wrong amount. There are certain diseases in which you should not eat it. Which diseases are they? But, there are certain diseases, which you can prevent by eating it. Which diseases are they? Let’s discuss all of that in detail in today’s article.

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Health benefits of watermelon –                                                                                    Watermelon is fruit of summer season. It has very refreshing and cooling effect. Along with that, it has lot of health benefits. Those health benefits are –

• Hydrates the body – Watermelon contains good amount of water, which helps in hydrating the body. That prevents, dehydration caused in summer due to major loss of water and minerals in excessive perspiration.
• Gives relief from heat of summer season, cools down the body – In summer season, outside as well inside of home, temperature is high. That, high temperature causes excessive perspiration. Sometimes, working in that high temperature can cause fever. Watermelon helps in cooling down body temperature, by supplying good amount of hydration to body.
• Boost immunity – Watermelon contains good amount of Vitamin C, which boosts body immunity. It strengthens your immune system. That helps in fighting, with diseases and preventing damage caused to your body from these diseases.
• Prevents degenerative disorders – Watermelon also contains good amount of antioxidants. Theses antioxidants, flush out free radicals from body. Free radicals, if accumulates in body in excess causes diseases.
• Helps in maintaining good eyesight – Vitamin A helps in maintaining good eyesight. It is present in good amount in watermelon.
• Supplies lycopene 
• Prevents dry skin – If you maintain proper hydration of your skin, then dry skin problem can be prevented to great extent. Water is present in good amount in watermelon. That helps in hydrating your skin to great extent.
• Prevents constipation – Watermelon contains good amount of fiber. Fiber intake helps in regulating your bowel movements and prevents constipation. Therefore, if you suffer from constipation, then eat watermelon in right amount to prevent it.
• Prevents anemia – Deficiency of mineral iron causes, iron deficiency anemia. To prevent it, you need to eat iron rich foods in right amount. Watermelon contains iron in good amount.
• Strengthens bones – Watermelon contains Calcium in good amount. That helps in formation as well as in strengthening your bone structure.
• Helps in maintaining blood sugar and blood pressure, if eaten in right amount and right way – If eaten in excess, then it can do opposite.

 

Right amount of watermelon to eat –

Watermelon has lot of health benefits, but only if eaten in right amount and right way. What is right amount to eat it? You can eat around 1 cup of watermelon or 1 slice of watermelon, weighing around 300 grams. Do not eat more than this amount, that will cause harms.

 

Right way to eat watermelon –

Watermelon, if eaten in wrong way, then it can also cause harms. What is right way to eat it? The right way to include watermelon, include following steps-

• Always eat fresh and ripe watermelon – Market is flooded with unripe and old watermelon, as well as fresh and ripe watermelon. Choose the fresh and ripe variety. In fresh and ripe variety nutrients are properly developed and in maximum amount. Whereas, in non-fresh and, in unripe variety nutrients are not properly developed.
• Eat watermelon immediately, after cutting – When you cut watermelon, it nutrients start reducing in amount, with passage of time, especially vitamin C. Therefore, to have maximum nutrients from it, eat it immediately after cutting. Chances of microbial infection also increases, if watermelon remain cut for very long hours.
• Eat in right season – Right season to eat watermelon is summer season. Do not eat non-seasonal watermelon. In non-seasonal watermelon, nutrients are not properly developed.
• Eat at right time of day – Eat watermelon either 2 hours before lunch or 2 hours after lunch. But, do not eat in evening or night. At that time, it is not digested properly.
• Buy watermelon of right size, for eating – Do not buy very small size watermelon. In that nutrients are not properly developed. Do not buy over big size watermelon. In that chances of chemical injections given to watermelon are more. Buy only medium size watermelon.
• Eat watermelon in right amount – If you eat watermelon in excess amount, then it harms. What harms it can cause, that we will discuss further in this article.

 

Harms that watermelon cause, if eaten in excess amount and wrong way –

Watermelon cause following harms, if eaten in excess amount and wrong way –

• Diabetes – Watermelon contains sugar. If you eat it in excess amount on daily basis, thrice a day, then it can increase your blood sugar level.
• Interferes with beta blocker medicines 
• Gas in abdomen – Excess intake of fiber can cause gas in abdomen. Watermelon contains fiber in good amount. If you take watermelon in excess amount thrice a day, then it can cause gas in abdomen.
• Pain in abdomen – Excess intake of fiber in excess amount can cause gas in abdomen.
• Diarrhea – Watermelon contains fiber in good amount. Eating fiber in excess amount on daily basis, thrice a day, can cause loose motions. If you already suffer from diarrhea, then it can increase your frequency of stools.
• Worsen kidney problem 

People who should not eat watermelon –

People who suffer from following diseases, should not eat it –

• Gas in abdomen 
• Pain in abdomen
• Diarrhea 
• Diabetes
• Kidney problem
• Allergy from watermelon 
• Irritable bowel syndrome 
• Fructose intolerance 

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