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9 Benefits Of Cucumbers You Should Know by Emmanuel9O(m): 11:21am On Jan 02, 2020
Benefits of cucumber you don't know



Against popular opinion that it is a vegetable, cucumber is a fruit. Cucumber has several antioxidants and can help prevent and treat certain conditions, It consists of a good amount of water and is quite low in calories that promote Hydration and ideal weight loss.

Cucumber has a good number of possible health benefits.

1. Balanced Hydration:
the presence of water in cucumber offers a significant amount of Hydration needed for the body's functionality. Proper Hydration can improve the overall feel of the body as it affects almost every process, from metabolism to physical performance. Considering that cucumbers have about 96% of its composition made of water, it may help increase Hydration and meet daily fluid needs.



2. Lowers blood sugar:


cucumber may be necessary in the prevention and control of diabetes. Cucumber, because of the Cucurbitaceae family that it belongs to, helps reduce the appearance of spikes in blood sugar. Cucurbitacin in cucumber also helps to regulate metabolic processes of essential hormones responsible for the production of blood sugar as they provide

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Re: 9 Benefits Of Cucumbers You Should Know by bluebay(m): 11:26am On Jan 02, 2020
There's a #10 benefit . You dig? grin
Re: 9 Benefits Of Cucumbers You Should Know by AroOkigbo(m): 11:31am On Jan 02, 2020
bluebay:
There's a #10 benefit . You dig? grin
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