Showing posts with label watermelon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label watermelon. Show all posts

Thursday, 14 June 2012

Health Benefits of Water Melon


Watermelons are readily available all year long in most areas. People are crazy for it on summer. It does a lot more than quench your thirst on a hot summer’s day. It helps in your fat burning efforts.

Watermelon Nutrition Facts
Watermelon nutrition facts shows that one wedge has 86 calories, less than 1 gram of fat, no cholesterol and less than 1% of your daily value of sodium.

But watermelon does provide you with 22 grams of carbs, 2 grams of protein and 5% of your daily value of fiber, a healthy recipe for fat burning and weight loss. With 18 grams of sugar, watermelon is a great way to curb a sugar craving.

Watermelon nutrition facts reveal this fruit as a jack of all trades providing healthy amounts of virtually all essential vitamins and minerals. Vitamins A and C are available in high quantities in just 1 wedge of watermelon, providing 33 and 39% of your daily value. Vitamin B6, pantothenic acid and thiamin are also provided in significant amounts.

Aside from sodium, one wedge of watermelon can give you at least 2% of your daily value of all minerals. Potassium, magnesium and manganese are provided in the highest amounts, with other minerals in much smaller amounts.

Health Benefits of Watermelon
One of the main health benefits of watermelon is its status as a powerful antioxidant, found in vitamins A and C, which helps to neutralize free radicals than can lead to inflammation, general sickness and chronic illnesses such as stroke and heart attack.

The beautiful pink color of watermelon, due to beta-carotene, is a powerful ally against many types of cancer, particularly colon cancer. Lycopene, a carotenoid found in abundance in watermelon provides additional cancer fighting health benefits of watermelon.

The high water content of watermelon is part of what gives it fat burning benefits, helping to make your metabolism work more efficiently. With a healthy amount of fiber and protein, your body will still work harder simply processing watermelon.

To be sure, watermelon works best for fat burning as part of a well-balanced diet, but you can rest easily that most of the calories in watermelon will be burned quickly after consumption.

Keywords:- Watermelon,  Beta-Carotene, Metabolism.

Thursday, 24 May 2012

Healthy Tips Watermelon



If you think about watermelon suddenly you would able to remember the fabulous fruit watermelon. Watermelon is almost cultivated and used by all the peoples around the world. The season for the water melon is in summer time. Of course, watermelon is the tastiest fruits. It is the fat free fruit by nature.

We can able to consume watermelon straight away or consume it in sliced manner or make it as a juice. It comprises high amount of Vitamin A and also rich in Vitamin C, which aids to work longer. Water melon is highly rich in lycopene that more fresh than other fresh fruits and vegetables. 

Water melon is the best source of vitamin B6 and good source of vitamin B1 and magnesium because of high water level in it. Water melon has high cooling effect in our structure that surely removes ammonia from the body. By consuming it, one can able to keep away from disease like asthma, cancer, heart diseases etc.  
All the people eat water melon in summer season because lessen your thrust and makes you more energetic naturally. Some of the vitamins and minerals that contains in water melon are listed below.

In one water melon it consists 

  • Calories 46
  • Fat 0 g 
  • Cholesterol 0 g
  • Carbohydrate 11 g
  • Protein 1 g
  • Dietary Fiber 1 g
  • Sodium 2 mg
  • Vitamin A865 IU
  • Niacin 1 mg
  • Pantothenic Acid 1 mg
  • Thiamin 1 mg
  • Vitamin B61 mg
  • Vitamin C12 mg 
  • Calcium 11 mg 
  • Magnesium 15 mg 
  • Potassium 170 mg 
  • Carotenoids 7,481 micrograms

Keywords: watermelon, summer fruit, vitamin, minerals 

Monday, 14 May 2012

Best eating habits



Food is a vital part in our daily life. Eating habit is very important. When you have busy schedule and dozen commitments you have t take care of your health too. Next time when you sit to enjoy our foods. Keep the best points in your mind when you eat. 

Eat slowly:
Chew the food slowly and eat neatly. You should have smaller meals and also frequent meals as larger in the frequent ones. The time taken for your brain to send massage is for about 20 minutes. 

Eat more:
If you love to make your body leans and fit you have to eat well. If you didn’t eat well your metabolism will get slow down immediately. If you don’t eat well fewer calories will only get burnt and there will be a fat loss. 

Eat less red meat:
A highly saturated fat is red meat which should be avoided with high cholesterol. The best meat to get consumed is chicken and fish. Cancer and heart diseases will get prevented by antioxidants. Vitamin C, E, A, fresh fruits, and vegetables are of high source. 

Onion and garlic:
Blood pressure will be decreased by onion and garlic will decrease cholesterol. Raw garlic taken during early morning ill give best results.

Cooking with less salt:
High blood pressure will get reduced by taking salt less in food. Water retention is caused by salt. 
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Calcium rich foods:
Skimmed and double toned milk are rich I calcium contents. The important thing is double skimmed milk has less fat. In a non packed variety skimmed milk is very good for health. If you drink 2 to 3 glasses of milk per day you will get best results. Almonds, figs, red kidney beans are the tastiest foods with best protein and calcium.

Iron:
Liver gives best hemoglobin, watermelon, pomegranate, spinach and beans, dried fruits, whole grains and sunflower seeds are the most favorable foods that contain iron.

Keywords: calcium, watermelon, spinach