Description:
Pumpkin is a very common vegetable. It is a seasonal plant. And it is a fast-growing vine that creeps along the surface in a similar fashion as that of other Cucurbitaceae family vegetables and fruits such as cucumber, squash and so on. Pumpkin is a good source of vitamin A, vitamin C, energy and other nutrients like water, carbohydrate, fat, protein and such other.
Health Benefits:
1. Pumpkin contains potassium, antioxidant, beta carotene properties which is very helpful to our health grow.
2. As pumpkin contains huge quantity of water that makes you feel full for hours and keeps you hydrated. And thus it is low in calories and helps to loss weight for a perfect diet.
3. Pumpkin is very useful to remove optical problems and therefore maintains the eye health.
4. Pumpkin pulp and seeds both are high in vitamin C and beta-carotene. These offer a boost to the immune system using a powerful combination of nutrients.
5. It helps to protect the heart from ailments. Also, a good intake of potassium is proven to reduce the risk of stroke. And the magnesium and fiber in it is essential to our heart health.
6. Pumpkin may helps to control the diabetes.
7. It reduces the risk of cancer.
8. The pumpkin seeds are rich in zinc, and it raises testosterone levels. So it has the power to boost the male sexual health.
9. Pumpkin will also help reduce one of the more common symptoms of pregnancy which known as dreaded constipation.
10. Pumpkins are rich in tryptophan, they could also act as a sleep stimulants.
11. Pumpkin, mainly the seeds helps to reduce the inflammation.
12. Pumpkins are very helpful to women's health. It reduces the risk of bladder stones. And it is also helpful to the women who have menopause.
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