What is a melon good for, who can't have it and how to choose a tasty one?

Now is the season of melons and you need to use it – this fruit is very tasty and useful. It will help you not only improve your health, but also lose weight.

Melon consists of 90% water and contains only 33 kcal per hundred grams. Most of the nutrients of melon are carbohydrates, proteins and fats in it less than 1 gram per hundred grams. However, melon perfectly satisfies the feeling of hunger, as it contains a lot of fiber, which has a beneficial effect on the work of the intestines.

In addition, melon contains a lot of useful substances, including those that contribute to the breakdown of fat , removing toxins and improving metabolism. This fruit will help strengthen the heart, bones, teeth, improve the condition of the skin, hair and nails.

Melon is rich in folic acid, which is especially useful for women who are about to become mothers or are expecting a baby. It also contains carotenoids, vitamin C, calcium, potassium, magnesium and other necessary substances.

By the way, melon is an excellent remedy for a hangover. It will help restore the water-salt balance and remove alcohol breakdown products.

Choose a melon of the correct shape without green spots. The tail of a ripe melon will be dry. Tasteless, pale, hard flesh with veins indicates that the melon was grown using chemical fertilizers.

It is better to buy a whole melon, as bacteria quickly begin to multiply on the cut. Cut melon can be stored in the refrigerator for no more than a day. Melon can be used to prepare various desserts.

Who should not eat melon? In children under three years of age, melon can cause stomach upset. In principle, this fruit tends to cause fermentation in the stomach, so even healthy people are not recommended to eat melon on a full stomach – it is better to wait at least half an hour after eating. Diabetics should be more careful with melons, as they contain a lot of sugar.