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WatermelonWatermelon is another juicy, watery fruit that can fulfill our requirement of much needed water as well as antioxidants.
This fruit is green colored on the outer side, and red colored with dark brown or black seeds inside. Watermelon is as beneficial to health as it is attractive to look at.
Watermelon is a good source of Vitamin A and Vitamin C, this fruit can satisfy your thirst as well as cool down other inflammations like asthma, atherosclerosis, etc.
Watermelon is also beneficial to treat diabetes. Antioxidants in watermelon travel through the body and start neutralizing the free radicals in body that are the main cause of oxidizing cholesterol in body and blocking the blood vessels.
It is the free radicals that can cause a heart attack.
Beta-carotene and Vitamin C in watermelon helps in neutralizing the free radicals and avoiding more than one types of cancers, one such cancer is the colon cancer, free radicals can react with the cells lining the colon and convert them into cancer, beta-carotene and Vitamin C get rid of this cancer causing free radicals and keeps body free of cancer causing cells.
Watermelon is a good fruit as arthritis treatment, the ability to reduce inflammation with nutrients like again beta-carotene and Vitamin C. You can consume a cup of watermelon to fulfill one-fourth of your daily requirement of Vitamin C and Vitamin A. watermelon is great for instant energy production.
Watermelon should be cut and eaten fresh preferably. This will help in your body receiving all benefits properly, if watermelon has been left out in open without refrigeration for a long time, it might develop amoeba because of its watery content.
You can cut and store watermelon, but as days pass by it will lose its nutritional content, you should not consume watermelon cut and stored for more than 6 days.
Watermelon seeds too can be quite interesting to consume, in many hot countries, people collect watermelon seeds, sun dry these and later roast them so that these open effortlessly, all those who are in habit of munching endlessly can eat the seed one by one, so you will not feel craving for food, neither will you be putting on weight. You can even salt the seeds and roast these without any oil or butter.
Some people also eat the watermelon rind if proper garnishing and taste enhancing is done watermelon rind can taste great.
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