Watermelon

 

A large round oblong edible fruit with a hard green rind and sweet watery pink or reddish flesh’ sweet’ juicy red pulp containing many black seeds. Citrus fruits are all safe. It is the fruits which are sugary which cause the problem. To reduce the acne breakouts you should avoid eating fruits such as Mangoes’ Bananas’ Tangerines’ Plums’ Nectarines’ Peaches’ Pineapples and Watermelons. Watermelon is also packed with lycopene and amino acids all combining to contribute towards healthy skin aiding the immune system’ and benefiting from antioxidants. Arginine is essential in our bodies and helps with blood circulation in the scalp. Watermelons are the perfect snack to cool of on a hot summer day but they can also help cleanse our bodies and assist in weight loss. Watermelons are about 95% water and contain only 7% sugar. Watermelon contains less than a gram of fat it is also appropriate for a low fat diet. Watermelons are mostly water about 93% but this refreshing fruit is soaked with nutrients. Each juicy bite has significant levels of vitamins A’ B6 and C lots of lycopene antioxidants and amino acids. There's even a modest amount of potassium. Most people ask the question whether eating watermelon at night is bad for health. There is taboo associated with eating watermelon at night. You can eat watermelon at any time of the day. If eaten in moderate quantities then this fruit is ideal for midnight hunger. The entire fruit is edible and healthy too. Watermelon can help combat the formation of free radicals known to cause cancer. Lycopene intake has been linked with a decreased risk of prostate cancer prevention in several studies. watermelon seeds contain nutrients such as vitamin B potassium’ magnesium’ and zinc which studies have linked with various health benefits. 

They are also a good source of healthy fats and protein. Roasted watermelon seeds come packed with iron’ magnesium. Roasted watermelon seeds nourish your hair and skin because of their copper content. Watermelon is the ideal summer fruit as it has high water content and replaces salts like potassium and sodium that are lost due to sweating. It also prevents dehydration dry skin and headaches. During pregnancy many women are psychologically and physiological unstable and eating good quantities of watermelon can push up the blood sugar levels causing diabetes. A cold watermelon may cause severe stomach pain and diarrhea in pregnant women. Remember eating a watermelon before a meal will take up too much space in the stomach it will affect the absorption of the nutrients taken in from the food. There are many conceivable ways in which a watermelon could in fact prove fatal. One potentially toxic aspect of watermelon is right there in the name water. Water when consumed in large enough quantities can lead to hyponatremia insufficient salt in the blood. Osmotic pressure makes cells swell up leading to bad things. The figure is somewhere around 99ml of body mass. For an average adult human around 7 litres of water may prove fatal. For an average adult watermelon the mass of flesh weighs around 6.4kg. At 93% water by mass that’s 5.9 litres of water.