Health Benefits of Watermelon

The heat of summer is here and my craving for watermelon is very obvious to my hubby when I bought an eight pound of this thirst-quencher fruit. This is one of my favorite fruits aside from mango of course. I am compelled to refresh my memory about the health benefits of watermelon. Here it goes:

• A good source of Vitamin C.
  
• A good source of Vitamin A too.
  
• A good anti-oxidant which neutralized free radicals,
  
• A good source of lycopene that lowers the risk of cancer.
• A good source of Vitamin B6 and B1 (Potassium and Magnesium).
• It has no fat and no cholesterol.
• It contains 48 calories.
• High in citrulline, an amino acid which is used in the urea cycle to make nitric oxide which relaxes blood vessels.
  
• It lowers high blood pressure.
  
• It prevents erectile dysfunction. Would you believe this? They say, it is the exterior rind that has this benefit.
  
• Because of Arginine(amino acid), watermelon improves insulin sensitivity in obese type 2 diabetic patients with insulin resistance.