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What are the benefits of kiwi and harm? How to choose them and what you need to know about the fruit
28.04.2023 06:20
Unfortunately, few people know about the beneficial properties of kiwi, and therefore they pass by this berry.
In fact, it is essential to include it in your diet.
By the way, don't be surprised if you hear its second name - "Chinese gooseberry". Many sources indicate that kiwi is a berry. But many perceive it as a fruit.
Kiwi and its beneficial properties
Benefits of kiwi: contains vitamin C, which helps improve the immune system, destroys cholesterol on the walls of blood vessels, normalizes blood pressure, improves blood circulation and the functioning of the heart muscle, accelerates cellular metabolism, helps with the absorption of proteins, and burns fat deposits.
Eating kiwi, the beneficial properties of which are also associated with the presence of antioxidants, is a preventative measure against cancer.
The peculiarity of kiwi is that its beneficial properties are preserved even when preserved.
Rich in vitamins and microelements, improves immunity, contains a large amount of vitamin C, helps fight viral infections and colds, is useful during seasonal epidemics to increase the body's resistance, has a beneficial effect on the nervous system, is useful for the cardiovascular system, is useful for the skin, hair and nails, helps prevent the formation of kidney stones.
Improves memory and has a beneficial effect on the blood vessels of the brain, removes toxins from the body and improves the digestive system, is useful for diabetics due to the low sugar content, contains enzymes that speed up metabolic processes and break down subcutaneous fat - this is how kiwi helps you lose weight, is useful for those who like salty foods, as it has the ability to remove excess sodium from the body, many claim that eating kiwi reduces the appearance of gray hair.
Be careful if you are prone to allergies, have high stomach acidity, stomach ulcers, kiwis have a laxative effect, so they should not be consumed in case of stomach upset or poisoning.
How to choose kiwi
1. The main thing is to pay attention to its firmness and find the "golden mean". This berry should be moderately soft.
2. In addition, you need to smell the fruit. If you feel a "wine" smell, it means the kiwi is overripe, or rather, it has been lying around in the store or at the market for too long.
3. The kiwis should be slightly soft – slightly dented when pressed. If they are too soft, they are overripe. If they are hard, you can let them ripen at home.
4. Kiwis should be free of brown spots. The presence of spots indicates a disease.
5. Kiwis should not have a strong smell.
The use of kiwi in cosmetology is known. If you make a mask from it, you will notice that the skin has cleared up. And then you will feel its saturation with a vitamin-mineral complex. To prepare such masks at home, it is enough to mix kiwi puree with low-fat cottage cheese, and then apply this mixture to the face.
By the way, desserts with kiwi are prepared in exactly the same way. It makes very tasty milk smoothies and fruit cocktails.
Kiwi for weight loss is a must-eat for girls who want to have a great figure.
