Strawberries for Good Health: Boosts Immunity

Top 10 health benefits (and nutrition facts) of Strawberries and why you must include them in your diet. Strawberries are to winters what mangoes are to summers. Loaded with antioxidants, the super-fruit helps in boosting immunity to improve your overall health.

Here’s how are strawberries healthy for you:

1. Its considered to be a superfood because its an excellent source of Vitamin C, which is needed for the production of collagen that helps improve the skin’s elasticity and suppleness. So eat lots of strawberries and get that healthier, younger-looking skin.
2. Vitamin C is good for the eyes too as it helps protect them from exposure to free-radicals from the sun’s UV rays. Its antioxidant properties strengthen the eye’s cornea and retina and thereby helps prevent cataract.
3. Strawberries have high-fibre content which is required for healthy digestion, as it helps in slowing the absorption of sugars in the blood.
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4. Have blood-pressure related problems? Strawberries can help in regulating blood pressure. Potassium, another heart-healthy nutrient found in them, can help in lowering high BP and acting as a buffer against the negative effects of sodium.
5. The antioxidants and phytochemicals found in the fruit helps reduce the inflammation of the joints that may lead to arthritis and can lead to heart disease. They also help fight bad cholesterol. Its fast-working antioxidants and ellagic acid (a type of phytochemical) counteracts the effect of bad cholesterol in the blood.
6. Ellagic acid is known to yield anti-cancer properties, like suppressing the cancer cells’ growth. Packed with Vitamin C, it helps prevent cancer.
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7. Strawberries are not only fat-free but also have low amount of sodium, sugar and carbohydrates. They are thus great when it comes to weight maintenance and acting against type-2 diabetes.
8. Rich in folate, a type of Vitamin B, recommended for women who are either pregnant or trying to conceive, it helps in the development of a baby’s brain, skull and spinal cord. In addition, the folic acid in it helps prevent birth defects like ‘split spine’, wherein there is incomplete closing of the backbone and membranes around the spinal cord.