Fruit has been recognized as a good source of vitamins and minerals, and for their role in preventing vitamin C and vitamin A deficiencies. People who eat fruit as part of an overall healthy diet generally have a reduced risk of chronic diseases. Fruit are important sources of many nutrients, including potassium, fiber, vitamin C and folate (fol...
Fruit has been recognized as a good source of vitamins and minerals, and for their role in preventing vitamin C and vitamin A deficiencies. People who eat fruit as part of an overall healthy diet generally have a reduced risk of chronic diseases. Fruit are important sources of many nutrients, including potassium, fiber, vitamin C and folate (folic acid).
The nutrients in fruit are vital for health and maintenance of your body. The potassium in fruit can reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke. Potassium may also reduce the risk of developing kidney stones and help to decrease bone loss as you age.
Folate (folic acid) helps the body form red blood cells. Women of childbearing age who may become pregnant and those in the first trimester of pregnancy need adequate folate. Folate helps prevent neural tube birth defects, such as spina bifida.
- Eating a diet rich in fruit may reduce risk for stroke, other cardiovascular diseases and type-2 diabetes.
- A fruit containing eating pattern is part of an overall healthy diet and may protect against certain cancers.
- Fruit helps maintain optimum health due to the health promoting phytochemicals it contains – many of which are still being identified.
- One to 2-1/2 cups of fruit are recommended each day, depending on how many calories you need
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MELONS
The most appropriate adjectives to describe melon would be hydrating, refreshing and invigorating.
Its high water content and mineral salts, which act directly on muscle tissue and the heart, make it an ideal fruit for those who are physically active.
It is rich in potassium, sodium and chloride. These three minerals are considered to be regulators of the organism by contributing to its acid-base equilibrium and encouraging the distribution of bodily fluids.
WATERMELONS
Watermelon is a large usually spherical fruit. Its pulp is aqueous of a red or yellowish colour and with a sweet taste.
Watermelon is not only a delicious fruit to cool down, hydrate or lose weight (it is a major natural diuretic), it is also an important source of health benefits due to its high lycopene content (more than in tomatoes), beta carotene and citrulline.
It contains many other substances beneficial to health by providing an adequate amount of vitamin C, potassium, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus.