Food and Health Awareness | Lychee is the way to Boost your Health
The lychee with the scientific name Litchi chinensis belongs to the family of Aescinaceae, but it is the only member of this genus, which means that it is unique in the world. This is a fruit tree which can grow in hot and subtropical climates and is inherent to China. It smells like a flower, because its unique flavor is often used to scent cocktails and dishes, and if it's not fresh, it'll lose it. This fruit is mainly eaten as dessert in Asian countries and is also increasingly popular in other parts of the world.
Health Benefits of Lychee
Lychee provides many health advantages such as:
Aids in Digestion
Like most fruits and vegetables, the high amount of dietary fiber in lychee helps increase the volume of feces and improves the health of the digestive system.
Boosts Immunity
The most important nutrient present in lychee is vitamin C, and the single dose of lychee exceeds 100% of the daily requirements of ascorbate. Vitamin C is a major antioxidant compound known to stimulate the activity of white blood cells. White blood cells are the main defensive line in the immune system.
Controls Blood Pressure
Lychee is high in potassium, which means it can help your body maintain fluid balance; sodium is also very low, which also helps. Water balance is not only an integral part of the metabolic function but also an integral part of hypertension.
Anti-Influenza
This powerful phenolic compound found in lychee has been associated with many important health benefits, including anti-influenza activity. It also shows considerable antioxidant capacity, as do ascorbic acid and other procyanidins in lychee.
Improves Blood Circulation
Copper is another important mineral found in litchi. Although iron is usually associated with red blood cells, copper is also an integral part of red blood cells.
Very nice
Wow the first time I see this fruit .. Glory to the Creator
Well done to the article .. Thank you for the information
Great post from you
Thanks for sharing
The chinese culture prefers longan over lychee has lychee tends to be more heaty if eaten in excessive. It's still good nonetheless!
I never thought lychee has a lot of health benefits. Thanks for sharing! Very informative. upvoted!
Now you know some health benefits
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I never thought lychee has a lot of health benefits. Thanks for sharing! Very informative. upvoted! Thank you.
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looks like tasty fruit with health benefits... It's so sad we don't have this fruit in sri lanka.... your post is perfect and very informative.... thank you for sharing with us...
Thanks for sharing this information,just learnt something new
There are many health benefits of the Lychee .Thank you for discussing about this
I heard about Lychee but read about it to be of great benefits yet dreadful.
Children living near lychee orchards in India were waking up screaming and crying beginning in mid-May. They had seizures, comas and even died in about 40 percent of cases. Then in July, the monsoon rains came and the outbreak would end. This happened each year. Finally, scientists were able to pinpoint the cause -- the lychees were being eaten on an empty stomach by malnourished children. The hungry children often ate unripened lychees or lychees that fell to the ground, which contained high levels of a naturally occurring amino acid derivative called hypoglycin. Lab tests confirmed this, showing abnormally high levels of hypoglycin in the affected children’s urine. Hypoglycin inhibits the body's ability to produce glucose, causing hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), which affected the children whose blood sugar levels were already so low because they were not eating dinner. Health officials urged the parents to feed the children an evening meal and limit how much lychee they ate. As a result, the cases of the mysterious illness dropped significantly.
In as much as lychees are good and beneficial, then they must be eaten when food has been eaten.
Do not eat on empty stomach.
The key lesson we can take from the children in India is to not eat unripened lychees on an empty stomach. If you are well-nourished and eating ripe lychees in moderation, you don’t need to worry.
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