Benefits provided by the consumption of orange
Valencia Orange is one of the favorite fruits both in Spain and in the rest of the world. Its high composition in vitamins, fiber and fructose make it the perfect complement within your balanced diet and care of your mind and body in several ways.
The benefits of consuming orange are manifold, but include:
Benefits against diseases
Vitamin C is essential in the body. A person who does not eat vitamin C for several weeks can get scurvy. Scurvy causes fatigue, swollen gums, small spots on the skin of red or purple, joint pain, poor wound healing, and frizzy or as “corkscrew” hair.
An orange has 58.6 mg of vitamin C, 65.2% of the recommended daily dose for an adult. In winter also helps reduce your cold symptoms.
Also it has studied its benefits for cancer prevention, cardiovascular and eye diseases such as cataracts.
Benefits for skin care
In addition, the body needs vitamin C to produce collagen, a protein that allows the healing of wounds and burns. In addition, fruits are very alkaline so allow debugging toxins and excretion of uric acid in the blood.
Benefits to maintain your weight and / or weight loss
Orange has large amounts of fiber regulating the intestinal system, especially in the pulp, so a glass of juice is recommended every morning for breakfast.
On the other hand, it is well known that fruit sugar, fructose. However, it can help you lose weight through moderate daily dose, as their lack increases appetite and generates anxiety.
Brain Benefits
The brain requires 20% of the glucose we eat to control all our vital functions, so it is important to bring you the body intake of sugar a day.
Glucose consumption through orange or other fruit is healthier than sugar added to sweeten foods since in the first case besides bring vitamin C, fiber, complex carbohydrates, micronutrients with antioxidant and good phytonutrients to the body.
