What does kiwi fruit do for your body?

Are you feeling fruity today? Well, why not try out the kiwi fruit? This tiny green nugget from the land of the long white cloud is hiding a host of benefits that can improve your physical and mental health. Read on to find out more about these little hairy heroes!

Introduction

Kiwi fruits are a fuzzy tropical fruit with bright green flesh that’s bursting with flavor. They’re packed full of nutrients, including vitamins C and E, potassium, folate, fiber and antioxidants called flavonoids.

The Power-Packed Kiwifruit

The kiwifruit was originally known as ‘Yang Táo’ in China over 700 years ago where it was first discovered growing in large quantities during an archeological excavation. From its humble beginnings amongst this big ol’ dinosaur bones (we assume), the jolly old kiwifruit has since grown to become one of New Zealand’s most exported products alongside hobbits, rugby balls and sheep wool – which just proves how much they love their ‘kaw-eee-fruits.’ No wonder when they possess qualities such as:

  • Boosts digestive health
  • Helps manage blood pressure
  • Reduces inflammation
  • Supports immune function
  • Aids weight loss
  • Provides skin maintenance
    …and so many other talented abilities! There’s nothing this wee fella can’t do!

Nutritional Benefits

Moving straight onto their nutritional benefits because let’s be real here- we all came for facts; there’s no need to mask our desire for knowledge behind humor now is there folks?

Fat Fighter

For conscious fatsos looking for a healthy snack throughout the day, add some slices or cut up cubes into your yogurt — according to research done by European Journal of Nutrition, consuming two medium-sized golden kiwis a day will award their fellow vegetarian eaters significant results in their waistlines.

Smile Bright with a Kiwi Bite!

Kiwifruit is full of vitamin C which promotes healthy gum and teeth – so go ahead, munch away, the dentist won’t be giving you that “You really got to cut back on sugar or it’s dentures mountains” speech any time soon!

Aids Digestion

Loaded with Fibers
The fiber contained within one kiwis enough to help keep your digestive system functioning smoothly. Not only do they have soluble fibers however there are insoluble fibers too – both play critical roles toward helping with bowel movement and constipation.

Vitamins and Minerals

Now let’s take a closer look at the vitamins and minerals found in these furry little fruits.

Antioxidants: Flavonoids

Most fruit is rich in antioxidants which helps protect our cells from damage caused by environmental factors such as pollution or chemicals (ugh). However, kiwifruit has been named amongst the ‘superfood’ clan due to its dense presence of an antioxidant class called flavonoids! Including for example:

-Rutin – reported for countering blood clots
-Naringenin- lowers inflammation
– Quercetin – reduces risk of heart disease/cancer

Heart Health

What else can this fuzzy fruit do? Well apparently quite a lot thanks for asking. The flavanoid-rich goodness also means that eating kiwis could lower your risk of heart attacks; Apparently according to sources regular consumption may lead us down longer routes without worry about boarding pass expiries…too early?? Moving right along then…

High Cholesterol reduction Superpower Fuel
It turns out that consuming three golden fuzzballs per day keeps cholesterol levels down too – now if that doesn’t scream HEALTHY HEART I don’t know what does people! Take note because when someone says ‘Everything but good things come in threes’, they apparently haven’t tried the wonder of kiwifruit yet.

Regulation of Blood Pressure

Kiwi fruits are also excellent for regulating blood pressure! Reports confirm that eating 3 kiwis each day can significantly lower systolic blood pressure (specifically due nitric oxide) and prevent hypertension. Now, who needs artificial medication when you can get nature’s goodness?

Digestive Health

Let’s move on to the digestive health benefits of these knobbly little gems.

Constipation Buster

Kiwis are an excellent source of dietary fiber which helps keep your bowels functioning smoothly. The soluble fibers suck up water from your body, soften hard stools while insoluble fibers add more weight to them so they become easier to pass… now that’s some teamwork!

Dignity-Rescuer after Heavy meal

A natural solution with a satisfying effect would be consuming a few cut slices or fully grown Kiwis following dinner: perfect answer for getting rid-of-that uneasy feeling in stomach post-heavy meals boosting digestion!

Skin Health

So not only does this miracle fruit boost our overall physical health it even makes us look hotter? Well fire me right up because clearly, we need all the help we can get post lockdown life.

Vitamin C Booster

Loaded with vitamin C – another superhero element found within – helping in collagen construction; without it -protein breaks down impairing skin making aging signs come quicker than expected…now trust us here people nobody wants a prematurely aged potato sac face do they? Nuh hh nurse!

Antioxidant-Power Punch

The abundance flavonoids present have some snazzy antioxidant properties too; fighting radicals much like car stealing superheroes – minus capes/ sometimes shoes! So adding kiwis into your daily diet could work wonders toward achieving youthful glow & maintaining skin cells healthy unyieldingly. Yahoo!!!

Overall, adding some kiwi fruit into your daily diet can go a long way in improving your overall health. From reducing inflammation to aiding digestion, kiwis are little powerhouses of nutrition. So next time you reach for that bag of chips or chocolate bar, why not trade up for some sweet and tangy kiwi instead? Your body (and tastebuds) will thank you!

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