Cucumber is amongs the most widely cultivated nutritious vegetables. This vegetable is eaten in the world over. It could be eaten raw(in salad),baked with cheese, used in soups or cooked wit other vegetables.
Cucumber is a very good source of vitamins A, C, folic acid, fibre magnesium, pottasium, silica, molybdenum and sulfur.
People who take cucumber derived many health benefits such healthy skin cells, nails and hair. It's recommended for all who are suffering from eczema, dermatitis(skin condition characterised by irritation and inflammation accompained with itching, red blisters and scaling of the skin) and psoriasis(hereditary skin disease charerterised by redness and scaling of the skinon various parts of the body like elbows, knees, scalp and thorax) because of it's high vitamin, water and sulfur content. Studies DASH(dietary approaches to stp hypertension) show that cucumber can help lower lood pressure by 5.5 points in some hypertension prone individuals when accompained with low starch and lean prteins diet.
Other studied have shown that cucumber consumption neutralises excess acid waste produce in the body as a result of the consumption neutralises excess acid waste produce as a result of the consumption of animal based nutrients, which causes arthritis(inflammation of one or more joint which swell, warm to touch, painful and restrict movement), kidney or bladder stones.
Cucumber is therefore recommended for thosewho want to prevent kidney or bladder stones, arthrithis, obesity and some forms of cancer of the colon, because of it's high fibreand vitamins content.
It is also an ideal vegetable for those that want to facilitate the movement of the faeces through the intestine and prevent constipation due to it's high water and soluble content.
Those suffering or want to prevent diabetes can benefit from eating cucumber because of it's low carbohydrate content and rich in vitamins and minerals.
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