Regular consumption of watermelon is extremely effective in the prevention of cardiovascular benefits, and in particular heart attacks and strokes - have recently been shown by scientists from the University of Kentucky.

In addition, thanks to this berry, a person can also keep himself in shape - watermelon juice reduces the amount of body fat on the body, adding tone to the entire body. Thus, scientists advise to include watermelon in the diet of athletes, and people who are regularly exposed to heavy physical exertion.

However, it is much more important that the watermelon juice allows to lower the level of cholesterol in the blood, and to clean our arteries from plaques, which, in the opinion of scientists in the future, can lead to blood clots, which leads to heart attacks, strokes and many other diseases of the cardiovascular system. The positive impact of watermelon on our health is due primarily to the presence in its composition of powerful antioxidant compounds of carotenoids, which significantly reduces the risk of atherosclerosis - the very blockage of arteries with cholesterol plaques, which is the most common cause of problems with the cardiovascular system. Thus, the regular use of watermelon or watermelon juice is able in a short time to significantly reduce blood pressure.

At the same time, the useful properties of watermelon are apparently not limited to this. Like tomatoes, red watermelon gives lycopene - a special substance that, according to scientists, has a truly unique anti-cancer properties. To date, based on a number of studies can be argued that the regular use of products containing lycopene, allows you to reduce by almost a third the risk of developing colon cancer and prostate cancer. Scientists also add that the use of watermelon has no side effects, no matter how many people it consumes. The optimum level of consumption is estimated in three cups of watermelon juice per day, which is generally equivalent to 750 mg. Watermelon flesh.

At the same time, scientists are convinced that many useful properties of watermelon are still unknown, and in new research, it remains to be seen what diseases can save us this berry.

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