Watermelon intake has demonstrated effects on blood pressure regulation along with other health benefits. Ten-week-old male mice were provided either a low-fat diet or a high fat diet with watermelon skin or watermelon skin and rind were added at 2.25 per cent of diet. Insulin concentrations in the blood were reduced by approximately 40 per cent in mice fed a high fat diet with watermelon rind supplementation compared with mice fed a high fat diet alone. The watermelon juice exhibits anti-oxidant properties in a dose-dependent manner. A sample of 33 people was selected and divided into three equal groups, namely drinking watermelon juice, drinking star fruit juice, and drinking watermelon-star fruit juice mixture group.

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 27, 2020 01:07 UTC