LEMON BENEFITS

LEMON BENEFITS

Lemon is a green colored small round shaped most popular fruit and it is used in small quantities to add flavor to food. It is mostly used for its intense and sour taste.

Lemon has so many benefits. Our body may benefit the following from lemon water.

• It helps to promotes hydration.
• It's a good source of vitamin C.
• Gives great benefit to weight loss.
• It improves our skin quality.
• Our digestion system can be improved by using it.
• It freshens our breath.  
• It helps prevent kidney stones.

In baking goods baked goods, sauces, salad dressings, marinades, drinks, and desserts lemons are used for its flavor and it is also a good source of vitamin C.

One 58 gram (g) lemon can provide over 30 milligrams (mg) of vitamin C.

Vitamin C available in Lemon have a key role factor in our health as the deficiency of Vitamin C can lead to health problems.

This article looks at the nutritional content of lemons, their possible health benefits, ways to use them in food, and any potential health risks.

What is the Benefits we get from Lemon :

Lemon is a considered to be a healthful and refreshing fruit.

It is an excellent source of vitamin C and flavonoids, which are antioxidants. Antioxidants help us to remove free radicals that can damage cells from the body. Antioxidants can help prevent disease and boost health and wellbeing.

Here some of the possible benefits of consuming lemons.

Lemon helps to lowering stroke risk :

According to a study,  the flavonoids in citrus fruits may help lower the risk of ischemic stroke in women.

A study of data from nearly 70,000 women over 14 years showed that those who ate the most citrus fruits had a 20% lower risk of ischemic stroke than women who consumed the least.

Ischemic stroke is the most common type of stroke. It can happen when a blood clot blocks the flow of blood to the brain.

A study shows that the regular consumption of foods that contain flavonoids might help protect against cancer and cardiovascular disease. However, the study indicated that people who smoked or consumed a lot of alcohol were less likely to benefit.

Potassium available from lemon may help lower the risk of stroke. Which foods contain potassium?

It is beneficial in lowering Blood pressure :

One study found that women in Japan who walked regularly and consumed lemon every day had lower blood pressure than those who did not.

More research also needed to identify whether by consuming lemon can help us to reduce blood pressure since the daily walking also lowers  blood pressure.

It works as a Cancer prevention :

Lemons and lemon juice are an excellent source of the antioxidant vitamin C.

Antioxidants may help prevent free radicals from causing cell damage that can lead to cancer. However, exactly how antioxidants can help prevent cancer remains unclear.

Has a key role in maintaining a healthy complexion :

Collagen is a support system of the skin and the vitamin C available from lemon produce this collagen.

Our skin can be damaged by the Sun exposure, pollution, age, and other factors. In a study on 2014 it is suggested that skin can be prevented from damage either by eating vitamin C in its natural form or applying it.

Lemon can help to prevent asthma :

According to a study that people who are consuming a higher quantity of vitamin C and nutrients may experience a fewer asthma attacks.

It increase iron absorption :

Iron deficiency is a leading cause of anemia.

Our body’s ability to absorb iron improves by the use of higher quantity of vitamin C with iron-rich foods.

Moreover, a high consumption of vitamin C available from lemon can trigger gastrointestinal problems in people who are taking iron supplements.

In this case, it is better to obtain iron from a good dietary sources, such as beef liver, lentils, raisins, dried beans, animal meats, and spinach.

Lemons boost the immune system on our body :

To avoid the common cold and the flue we need a foods like lemon that contains a high quantity of vitamin C and other antioxidants and it may help strengthen the immune system against the germs that cause the above problem.

In the condition of common cough and cold we can prepare and consume a soothing drink by squeezing a whole lemon into a glass of hot water with a large spoonful of honey.

Body weight can be reduced :

As per a study,   people consumed lemon peel phenols with a high fat diet for 12 weeks achieved less weight than the people who did not consume lemon.

Vitamin C : Vitamin C available in lemon is an very essential nutrient and an antioxidant.

Scurvy : Person with lack of vitamin C, will develop a deficiency, which is known as scurvy. In our body to absorb iron, vitamin C is very essential and anemia may be develop with the deficiency of iron.

Nutrition available from lemon fruit :

One lemon weighing 58 grams (g) contains:

• energy: 16.8 calories (kcal)
• carbohydrates: 5.41 g, of which 1.45 g are sugars
• calcium 15.1 milligrams (mg)
• iron: 0.35 mg
• magnesium: 4.6 mg
• phosphorus: 9.3 mg
• potassium: 80 mg
• selenium: 0.2 micrograms (mcg)
• vitamin C: 30.7 mg
• folate: 6.4 mcg
• choline: 3.0 mg
• vitamin A: 0.6 mcg
• lutein + zeaxanthin: 6.4 mcg