Health Benefits and Nutritional Information of Watermelon

watermelon

Despite popular belief that watermelon is made up of only water and sugar, watermelon is actually considered a nutrient dense food, a food that provides a high amount of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants for a low amount of calories.

Hypertension

How to manage hypertension

Hypertension or high blood pressure is a condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is chronically elevated. With every heart beat, the heart pumps blood through the arteries to the rest of the body. Blood pressure is the force of blood that is pushing up against the walls of the blood vessels. If the pressure is too high, the heart has to work harder to pump, and this could lead to organ damage and several illnesses such as heart attack, stroke, heart failure, aneurysm, or renal failure.

Salt

Salt

High sodium content in our body comes as a result of too much  consumption of salt that might have exceed the normal 2,000 milligrams per day, this consequence position the human body at risk of diseases.  Furthermore, it led to  inhibit the proper absorption of nutrients and disrupt normal body functions.  Below health consequences that is associated with this topic.

1. Osteoporosis
Bones are vital to human body, weakening of this important components lead to loss of strength, so calcium helps the bone to maintain it power to fulfill physical activities   but due to sodium presence the human body  is prevented  the supply of calcium. Women after menopause, diabetics and elderly people who are already at high risk of osteoporosis should be especially carefully about salt intake.