1, preventing cardiovascular diseases.

Wax gourd seeds contain unsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic acid, which can effectively reduce the content of fat and cholesterol in blood and play a certain role in preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases. When you cook wax gourd, you can dig out the seeds, dry them and fry them. In addition, you can also make juice with seeds.

2. Protect your heart.

Wax gourd has the richest water content, up to 96%; The content of potassium is also quite high, and the potassium content per 100g is 130mg, which is a typical vegetable with high potassium and low sodium. Potassium is a very important nutrient for human body. Potassium supplementation can excrete excess sodium in the body, which is very good for protecting heart function, supplementing water, reducing swelling and diuresis, and preventing heatstroke. Especially suitable for eating in summer.

3. Reduce cholesterol and blood lipids.

Wax gourd is rich in all kinds of amino acids needed by human body and high in dietary fiber, which can reduce cholesterol and blood lipid.

4. Prevent arteriosclerosis.

Wax gourd can effectively control the transformation of sugar into fat, prevent the accumulation of fat in the body and consume excess fat, which has a good effect on the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis.

5. The water is wet.

Wax gourd is sweet, light and cool, and enters the lung, large intestine and bladder meridian. Has the effects of clearing away heat, promoting diuresis, relieving swelling and toxic materials, promoting fluid production and relieving vexation. Wax gourd has a strong diuretic and dehumidifying effect, and people who are prone to edema should eat it often.

6, slimming beauty.

In addition to high water content and rich potassium content, wax gourd is also rich in vitamin C, containing 18mg per 100g, which is not as good as kiwi fruit and citrus, but more than apple.

Second, shortcomings.

1, melon and adzuki bean. Eating melon and adzuki bean together will make normal people's urine suddenly increase, which is easy to cause dehydration.

2, melon vinegar. Vinegar will destroy the nutrients in wax gourd and reduce its nutritional value.

3. Winter melon and red carp. Eating together reduces the nutritional value. Wax gourd and crucian carp are ingredients for detumescence and diuresis. Eating together will increase urine output. If it is not edema, it is best not to eat together.

People's Network-Six Benefits of Eating Wax Melon for Slimming Beauty and Heatstroke Prevention.