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EDITOR IN CHIEF- ABDULLAH BIN SALIM AL SHUEILI

Watermelon a delicious and refreshing fruit

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Watermelon is a delicious and refreshing fruit. It contains only 46 calories per cup, but is high in vitamin C, vitamin A and many healthy plant compounds. Here are some health benefits of eating watermelon.


It helps you hydrate. Drinking water is an important way to keep your body hydrated. However, eating foods that have a high water content can also help.


Interestingly, watermelon is 92 per cent water.


A high water content is one of the reasons that fruits and vegetables help you feel full. The combination of water and fibre means you’re eating a good volume of food without a lot of calories.


Watermelon contains nutrients and beneficial plant compounds. It is also high in carotenoids, including beta-carotene and lycopene. Plus, it has citrulline, an important amino acid.


It contains compounds that may help prevent cancer. Researchers have studied lycopene and other individual plant compounds in watermelon for their anti-cancer effects.


It can also improve heart health.


Watermelon may help lower inflammation and oxidative damage, since it’s rich in the anti-inflammatory antioxidants lycopene and vitamin C.


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