Recently, a huge number of different diets have been invented. Some of them represent the most real teasing of the body. Others are quite possible to use. To find what you really need, you need to thoroughly understand the essence of the problem.
Properties of watermelon
Watermelon pulp contains easily digestible carbohydrates, useful for carbohydrate digestion, vitamins C, PP, B1, B3, proteins, folic acid, magnesium, potassium, manganese, iron, phosphorus, potassium, nickel, alkaline substances and about 90% of water.
100 g of watermelon pulp contains about 30 kcal. Due to this property, watermelon is recommended to be included in the diet of people prone to overweight. The fiber contained in watermelon helps the intestines, improves digestion and helps reduce cholesterol. It has watermelon and diuretic properties, simultaneously removing toxins, poisons, sand and small stones from the body.
Another property of watermelon is its alkalizing ability. Because the increased oxidation of the body negatively affects metabolism and disease resistance.
What is the watermelon diet?
The diet is as follows: for 5 days, you need to eat exclusively watermelon, for 10 kg of body weight 1 kg of pulp per day, dividing the entire volume into 5-6 doses. In the event that such a diet turns out to be unbearable, it is permissible to add 1-2 slices of black bread to each reception.
After 5 days, you should switch to a watermelon maintenance diet: for lunch and breakfast - salted cereals on water (the best option is oatmeal), fish or lean meat, vegetable salads without fatty dressing and a small amount of cheese. But for dinner - a sufficient amount of watermelon. Such a diet lasts up to 10 days, during which you can lose up to 7-8 kg of weight.
Benefits of the watermelon diet
The watermelon diet is generally well tolerated and contributes to weight loss by reducing fluid retention in the body and body fat, cleansing the body and reducing the load on the kidneys.
Sick people can also use this diet. Watermelon is recommended for hypertension, gout, liver, kidney and biliary tract diseases.
Dangers of the watermelon diet
This diet is dangerous, first of all, because the pulp of watermelon has a pronounced diuretic effect. Together with the liquid, potassium and sodium salts are excreted from the body. The fact is that potassium salts are vital for the proper functioning of the heart, and their lack in the body will especially affect people suffering from diseases of the cardiovascular system.
Sometimes the diet can cause heaviness and abdominal pain, flatulence. This is because the use of watermelon pulp is a carbohydrate-based diet that produces gas when it breaks down.
Contraindications to the watermelon diet
It is not worth using a watermelon diet for kidney stones, because increased urination can contribute to the release of the stone from the renal pelvis and its violation in the ureter.
Another contraindication is diabetes mellitus, as watermelon contains easily digestible carbohydrates.
The watermelon diet should be used with extreme caution for people suffering from gastrointestinal tract diseases, pyelonephritis with severe degrees of reflux and prostate adenoma.
In general, the watermelon diet is great for ridding the body of excess fluids and toxic substances, and in no time. It is also possible to lose a few pounds of stored fat. But do not forget that after a diet, you should follow a healthy diet and an active lifestyle, otherwise all efforts will simply be wasted.