Features watermelon diet

What kind of diet is not only invented recently! Some diets are currently mockery of the human body. And others are acceptable for use. To understand the diet and pick out what you want, of course, you can, but you need to thoroughly understand the essence of the problem. And if you do not want to delve into, it is best to enter traditionally: seek the advice of your doctor.

Properties watermelon

The flesh of watermelon contains carbohydrate (fructose), useful for the digestion carbohydrates (fiber), protein, vitamins C, B1, B3, PP, folic acid (it very much - enough to eat 150 grams of watermelon to meet the daily need for it) salts of magnesium, potassium, iron, manganese, nickel, potassium, phosphorus, alkaline substances and almost 90% of water.

Watermelon is a low-calorie: 100 g pulp contains about 30 calories. Because of this property, the watermelon is recommended included in the diet to those who are inclined to corpulence. Fiber contained in watermelon helps correct the intestines, improves digestion, helps reduce cholesterol. Watermelon is a diuretic property, deriving simultaneously from the body poisons, toxins, small stones and sand.

Positive properties of watermelon is its alkalizing ability. The bottom line is that a person gets from food products that can cause oxidation (meat, fish, eggs, breads, cereals and pasta) or alkalization (lacto-vegetarian food) organism, with alkalizing foods supplied never enough. The increased oxidation of the body adversely affects the metabolism and resistance to various diseases.

What is the watermelon diet

Watermelon diet is that within five days need only watermelon rate of 1 kg of pulp per 10 kg of body weight per day, divided into 5-6 doses. If you sustain such a diet is problematic for you, you can at each meal to eat 1-2 slices of black bread.

Five days later, move on to maintenance watermelon diet: Breakfast and Lunch - unsweetened porridge on the water (the best porridge), lean meat or fish, vegetable salads Vegetable salads: the generous gift of nature   no fat dressings, some cheese. At dinner - watermelon in sufficient quantities. This supports the diet lasts 10 days. During this time, you can lose up to 7-8 kg of weight.

Lite version of the watermelon diet: a day to eat 1-2 kg of watermelon three times an hour before meals.

Benefits

Watermelon diet is generally well tolerated (hunger is rare), it promotes weight loss by reducing fluid retention in the body and reduce body fat, cleansing the body and reduce the burden of the kidneys.

Much to lose weight (and thus improve the body) can be in a relatively short time. Watermelon diet contributes to the normalization of metabolism, excretion of toxins & poisons.

Watermelon diet may apply and sick people. Watermelon is indicated for hypertension, infectious and allergic diseases, kidney disease, gout, liver and biliary tract.

Dangers

The main danger of watermelon diet is the flesh of watermelon has a strong diuretic effect. This, together with the liquid removed from the body of sodium and potassium salts. Potassium salts are vital for the work of the heart muscle, especially their lack of impact in people suffering from diseases of the cardiovascular system. Therefore, despite the fact that watermelon contains potassium, people suffering from diseases of the heart, before the watermelon diet is best to consult with your doctor.

Sometimes watermelon diet can cause such unpleasant phenomena as gravity and abdominal pain, flatulence. This is due to the fact that the pulp is a watermelon carbohydrate diet, and the decay of carbohydrates produced gases. This will be especially noticeable in those who have a reduced gastric acidity and pancreatic disease.

Contraindications

It is not necessary to apply the watermelon diet for kidney stones Stones in the kidneys As well as increased urination may contribute to stone from the door of the renal pelvis and ureter in the infringement (renal colic).

Another contraindication for watermelon diet is diabetes: Watermelon contains digestible carbohydrates.

With caution and after consultation with the doctor watermelon diet should be used for people suffering from diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, the disease after surgeries, prostate cancer, pyelonephritis with severe degrees of reflux Reflux: the failure of the esophagus   (reverse throw urine into the ureter and kidney).

Watermelon diet is perfect for getting in a short period of excess fluids and toxins accumulated in the body. At the same time, you can lose several kilograms of fat. But we must remember that after such a diet should follow the principles of a healthy diet and active lifestyle, otherwise all your efforts will be in vain.

  Galina Romanenko

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