Watermelon

Eating watermelon is fun since it contains high water quantity. Although watermelons can be found throughout the year, the season for the watermelons is in the summer, when they are best in quality and sweet. Watermelon contains about 6% sugar and 92% water by weight. They are an excellent source of Vitamin A, B6 and C, lycopene - a powerful antioxidant which gives red colour to watermelon. They also contains thiamin, potassium, magnesium, beta carotene, citruline - an amino acid.

Watermelons are fat free and it is one of the healthiest fruit. They helps to heal wounds, prevents cell damage, promotes healthy teeth and gums, maintains eye health, aids in energy production, lowers blood pressure, promotes brain power, acts as a natural viagra, aids in weight loss process, promotes muscles health, reduce the risk of asthma, maintain arteries, blood flow and overall cardiovascular function.

Lycopene (antioxidant) has been found to be protective against cancers like prostate cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, endometrial cancer.


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