What are the health benefits of strawberries and who shouldn't eat them?

19.05.2023 07:20

Strawberries are probably our most popular berry. Its unrivaled taste is familiar and loved by everyone. Walking through the summer market, you can easily find the desired sweetness by smell alone.

The choice of berry varieties is rich enough to satisfy any gourmet.

Big and small, sour and honeyed, bizarre and familiar shapes. The variety of this deliciousness makes your head spin. They make delicious jams, preserves, juices, fruit drinks and desserts from it.

The sweet is widely used by confectioners who decorate their masterpieces with it. In addition, strawberries have a number of useful properties and have a good health effect on humans.

People who are fighting an uncompromising battle against excess weight will certainly enjoy having such a delicacy on their menu. Sweet tooths who are on a diet can cheer themselves up with their favorite berry, without violating the established diet and without fear of accumulating extra calories and carbohydrates.

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Thanks to its healing properties, the delicacy is useful in the prevention and treatment of bone diseases, arthritis, arthrosis. Doctors recommend strawberries for the renewal and maintenance of cartilage and ligaments, and the qualitative improvement of joint fluid.

Eating the beloved fruits helps to increase the body's protective functions (immunity). Experts note the plant's significant antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and anti-edematous properties.

Due to the substances contained in the berries, the walls of blood vessels and heart muscles are strengthened, the quality of blood improves, blood pressure is stabilized, and symptoms of depression and nervous stress are alleviated. Red fruits are useful in the prevention of oncology, kidney and skin diseases, and anemia.

The diuretic, choleretic and laxative effects of strawberry pulp are also noted. Sweet fruits help improve the digestive process. Berries are widely used in cosmetology.

It is not recommended to eat strawberries for people with individual intolerance. The berry is contraindicated in case of exacerbation of gallstone disease, stomach ulcers and intestinal disorders.

It is forbidden to give sweets to children under three years of age.

Pregnant and breastfeeding women should exercise caution when eating strawberries.

It is worth remembering that overindulgence in any product, including strawberries, can also cause undesirable consequences.

While devouring delicious berries, it is certainly easy to lose control over yourself, so you need to remember about moderation.

Author: Elena Gutyro Internet resource editor