Nutritionists told how eating one cucumber a day affects human health

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Nutritionists talked about the beneficial properties of eating cucumbers. According to experts, the vegetable has a negative calorie content, and it is recommended to add it to the diet of people who want to lose excess weight.

Cucumbers are 95% water, and the remaining 5% are fiber. Also, the vegetable is enriched with tartronic acid, which prevents the formation of fat. The skin of a cucumber contains quite a lot of useful substances, including vitamin K, A, C, vitamins of group B. The product is also enriched with iron, potassium, phosphorus, copper and magnesium.

The vegetable is recommended for people suffering from diabetes and prone to fullness. Pulok Mukherjee, who represents Jadavper University (India), said that due to the rich mineral composition of cucumbers, it helps to reduce blood sugar levels, clean blood vessels and remove excess fat from the body. Cucumber juice contains natural acid that improves blood composition and gets rid of cholesterol plaques.

Cucumbers should be eaten every day to improve the functioning of the digestive organs and normalize the intestinal microflora. Eating vegetables helps produce serotonin. For this reason, doctors advise adding it to the diet for apathy, fatigue, and even depression. Eating cucumbers can make a person cheerful and energetic.

The product also has an excellent effect on the skin. If you add at least one cucumber to your diet, you can get rid of rashes, redness, dryness and peeling. The condition of the skin improves, and the appearance becomes fresh. Potassium, which is a part of the vegetable, fights swelling, improves blood pressure and helps normalize heart rhythm. Also, when adding the product to the diet, you can clean almost all small stones and sand.

At the same time, cucumber also has contraindications. If you have diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, it is better to exclude the product from the diet.