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Watermelons are Rich in Antioxidants
'Watermelons are extremely low in calories, containing more than 90% water, but their vitamin and antioxidant content is nothing short of amazing!
They are an excellent source of vitamin C and A, especially because of its high levels of beta-carotene. Red watermelons are also a very important source of lycopene (the same antioxidant found in tomatoes).
Antioxidants have oxygen-quenching properties that protect our cells' DNA from damage and harmful mutations: in fact, our body produces several billion free radicals per minute, as a result of our normal biological pathways of energy production. These free radicals tend to oxidize DNA and cause mutations, that accumulating in time cause both premature aging and several diseases such as atherosclerosis (when they oxidize LDL) and cancer.'
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