The benefits and harms of drinking watermelon

There is hardly a person who has never tasted watermelon... This sweet giant berry is delivered to the most remote corners of the world. Its size is surprising. The benefits and harms of watermelon are considered in different aspects. Everyone agrees on one thing - before the taste of watermelon was different. Why has not only the taste changed, but also the size of the giant berry?

The secret of productivity and harmful additives

First of all, we note why you need to choose a vegetable with reasonable caution. The beneficial properties and contraindications of watermelon depend on many reasons. In pursuit of profit, large farms have mastered the intensive technology of growing melons. By their nature, watermelons gratefully accept nitrogen-containing supplements. They fill up faster from them, but accumulate nitrates, which turn into toxic substances in the body. Therefore, a healthy berry receives a harmful content.

This is the main reason why you should not buy early watermelons. They have not gained sugar content, have a pale appearance, yellow streaks, indicating overfeeding nitrogen fertilizers... Such a berry will not benefit anyone except the sellers. You can buy a watermelon with useful properties only on time from natural ripening, at the end of summer.

There are several more prohibitions:

• you cannot buy a watermelon off the road from the ground - it absorbs harmful emissions and becomes polluted;
• you cannot cut an unwashed watermelon for a sample;
• you can not buy a watermelon with damage or cut;
• when buying, you need to require a quality certificate.

A verified batch of watermelons with formalized documents has normal quality indicators. In order not to get poisoned, it is better to buy a watermelon at an official point of sale or grow it yourself. At the same time, it is better to use an ecotester when buying green products, which will show the content of harmful components in a watermelon.

Who is not allowed to eat watermelons?

Contraindications for watermelon are related to its composition and ability to activate the purification system. Even a conscientiously grown vegetable will harm people with problems:

• disorders of urination;
• with urolithiasis, when the neoplasms are large:
• stones in the gallbladder can also move into the duct, causing the patient incredible suffering;
• with loose stools and colitis.

There are no other contraindications to eating sweet berries, except for individual intolerance. In childhood, you need to limit a single serving to 100 grams of the product so as not to overload the digestive tract. It is better not to give a purchased watermelon to babies. Signs of poisoning can be lethargy, nausea, and vomiting. Sometimes the stomach hurts and there is diarrhea. It is best to see a doctor as the symptoms are similar to appendicitis.

How is watermelon useful for humans?

If the watermelon is grown independently or purchased from a bona fide manufacturer, its benefits are invaluable. The knowledge of how watermelon is useful surprises with a set of components. The content of common elements of vitamin products in it is presented in almost complete composition. Therefore, contraindications are associated with its very strong effect on the body.

Regular use of watermelon during the season strengthens the immune system and is the prevention of oncology. The main property of watermelon pulp is the ability to remove excess water from the body, and with it toxins and slags.With excess liquid, salt deposits are washed out, and sand leaves the cleaning system. It is dangerous for those who have large stones, they can also go.

Folic acid strengthens the hematopoietic system and has a beneficial effect on the formation of the fetal nervous system in the womb. The effect of this substance is healing for the whole organism, and its amount in watermelon is higher than in other vegetables. For a nursing mother, watermelon is useful because it increases lactation.

For patients with diabetes mellitus, sweet berries are a source of taste enjoyment without compromising health. At the same time, it is watermelon that will help remove cholesterol from the body of a diabetic, ease the course of gout and atherosclerosis.

Beta carotene helps to cope with stress. For people who are constantly experiencing mental stress, it is an antidepressant. For older people, watermelon serves as a preventive measure against Parkinson's disease due to the presence of phenylalanine.

Lycopene prevents the development of oncological diseases of the internal organs. Citrulline, a biologically active drug necessary for the stable functioning of the heart muscle. But it also dilates blood vessels and increases potency in men.

Watermelon is used in weight loss diets. In this case, the berry acts systemically. As a result of drinking watermelon, fluid is excreted from the body. The sweet taste signals satiety, so it becomes easier to reduce the intake of other foods, the body does not experience stress. The fasting day with watermelon is easier.

For the convenience of delivering striped berries over long distances, breeders have bred square watermelons. They taste the same as round and oblong varieties.

Rules for the use of watermelon

Knowing about the health benefits and dangers of watermelon, the choice of vegetable must be approached responsibly. When buying a berry, you should clarify where it came from and check for nitrates. The watermelon should not be large, 5 kg is the optimal size. The tail of the berry should be dry, the peel is intact, without points and damage. A hard crust, a yellow spot on the side and a springy rind that responds with a clink to a slap, say that the watermelon is ripe.

You cannot cut a watermelon on the market, but at home you need to continue research:

1. Dip the watermelon completely into the water, and if it is ripe, it will float.
2. Wash with soap and water and a brush and dry the crust.
3. After cutting, you should look at the pulp. If it is unnaturally red, there are yellow streaks, it is better not to use the watermelon.
4. A piece of pulp, mashed in a glass of water, gives a pink or red color - the watermelon is overfed with nitrogen fertilizers.

Such a berry can bring a lot of problems and cause severe poisoning. But even if the studies were satisfactory, you need to throw out three cm from the pulp crust. Children should be given a piece from the very core and eat a tasty vegetable in reasonable quantities.

We are used to the fact that the flesh of a watermelon is red. However, varieties of yellow watermelons appeared. They are still in little demand. They can only be found in organic supermarkets. Yellow watermelons have no harmful ingredients, but they also taste more like a pumpkin. However, all the beneficial substances are present in it in full.

Methods for storing and preserving watermelons

To extend the life of watermelons, they are kept at home in a cool dry cellar for two months. The main condition is that the watermelons are whole, do not touch each other and lie in a container with sand until they are used. Another storage method is to dip each watermelon in hot paraffin wax and hang it in a cellar. However, there should be no other vegetables in the basement.

But more often watermelons are salted. When salted, watermelons are immersed in the brine whole, over time the liquid is absorbed into the pulp. Fermented watermelons with cabbage or cucumbers.In Ukrainian villages in winter, salted watermelons are considered a good snack and addition to the festive table.

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