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Watermelon is a common fruit in our daily life and loved by people in summer. Watermelon is rich in mineral salt and various vitamin, so it is beneficial for us to eat some watermelon. However, is it good for people with Hypertensive Nephritis?
Before answering the above question, let's have a look about the nutrition content of watermelon in 100gram:
| Name | Content | Name | Content | Name | Content |
| Energy(KJ) | 105 | Moisture(g) | 93.3 | Vitamin A(mg) | 75 |
| Retinol(mg) | 0 | Protein(g) | 0.6 | Vitamin C(mg) | 6 |
| Calcium(mg) | 8 | Dietary Fiber (g) | 0.3 | Vitamin E(mg) | 1.0 |
| Sodium(mg) | 3.2 | Ferrum(mg) | 0.3 | Cholesterol | 0 |
| Zinc(mg) | 0.1 | Potassium(mg) | 87 | ||
| Manganese(mg) | 0.05 | Carbohydrate(g) | 5.8 | ||
| Phosphorus(mg) | 9 | fat | 0.1 |
Watermelon tastes sweet and from the above chart we can know that watermelon contain lots of necessary nutrition except fat and cholesterol. Therefore, it is beneficial for us to eat some watermelon in our daily life.
The medical effects of watermelon include:
1.Watermelon helps to treat swelling in Nephritis
2.Watermelon has diuresis function and also it can helps to renal inflammation.
3. Watermelon helps to lower blood pressure.
4. Clearing summer-heat
5. Keep bowels open
Watermelon has many medical effects and the above are the several common ones. For people with Hypertensive Nephritis, it is beneficial for them to eat some watermelon. However, not everyone with Hypertensive Nephritis are allowed to eat watermelon. Generally speaking, people with high level of potassium, low blood pressure, swelling and renal insufficiency are not suggested to eat watermelon, as it may worsen their condition.
Watermelon contain various nutrition and whether a Hypertensive Nephritis patient can eat it actually depends on their illness condition.
