Recently, a huge number of different diets have been invented. Some of them are the real mockery of the body. Others are completely usable. To find what you really need, you need to fully understand the nature of the problem.
Properties of watermelon
Watermelon pulp contains easily digestible carbohydrates, useful for digestion carbohydrates, vitamins C, PP, B1, B3, protein, folic acid, magnesium, potassium, manganese, iron, phosphorus, potassium, nickel, alkaline substances and about 90% water.
100 g of watermelon pulp contains about 30 kcal. Due to this property, watermelon is recommended to be included in the diet for overweight people. The fiber contained in watermelon helps the intestines, improves digestion and helps reduce cholesterol. It has watermelon and diuretic properties, while 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 the metabolism and resistance to disease.
What is the watermelon diet
The diet is as follows: for 5 days you should eat exclusively watermelon per 10 kg of body weight 1 kg of pulp per day, dividing the entire volume into 5-6 doses. In case such a diet turns out to be unbearable, then it is allowed to add 1-2 slices of black bread to each meal.
After 5 days you should switch to a supportive watermelon diet: for lunch and breakfast - spicy cereals in water (the best option is oatmeal), fish or lean meat, vegetable salads without fat and a small amount of cheese. But for dinner - enough 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 and body fat, cleansing the body and reducing the burden on the kidneys.
Sick people can also use this diet. Watermelon is recommended for hypertension, gout, diseases of the liver, kidneys and bile ducts.
Dangers of the watermelon diet
This diet is dangerous, first of all, because watermelon porridge 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 diet can cause heaviness and abdominal pain, flatulence. This is because the use of watermelon porridge 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 stones from the renal pelvis and its disruption in the ureter.
Another contraindication is diabetes, as watermelon contains easily digestible carbohydrates.
The watermelon diet should be used with extreme caution in people suffering from diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, pyelonephritis with severe reflux and prostate adenoma.
In general, the watermelon diet is great for ridding the body of excess fluids and toxic substances, and for a short time. It is also possible to lose a few pounds of stored fat. But remember that after a diet you must adhere to a healthy diet and active lifestyle, otherwise all efforts will simply be wasted.