Watermelon is not only tasty, but also useful: it helps to maintain heart health. This was proved by scientists from the universities of Kentucky and Perdue (USA) during the experiment on mice.

All the experimental animals were fed food saturated with fats and cholesterol. But one group of rodents was given watermelon juice, and another gave it an artificial analog. Those mice that received natural juice, as a result, had a weight of 30% less than the mice from the second group. Cholesterol levels in mice that received natural juice decreased by half, and cholesterol plaques were 50% less.

Experts believe that the whole thing in citrulline - a substance contained in watermelon. It is citrulline useful for the cardiovascular system.

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