On the origin of the cucumber, there are different points of view. But, it is known for sure that its ancestral home is the countries of East Asia, where it still finds itself in a wild and semi-wild form. Cucumber came to Europe a very long time, and now is the most common vegetable on our tables.
In popular literature and in public opinion, the point of view on the uselessness of the cucumber for human health has become stronger. But this is not so! Of course, there are vegetables and a richer arsenal of vitamins and minerals, but do not forget that most of them come to our table through the "thorny path" of long-term transport, overload and storage, while not always of high quality. A cucumber, here it is, dear, always at hand! Even if you live in a large city, you can always find the opportunity to go to a nearby village and buy from a good grandmother fresh cucumbers right from the garden. Remember that the less time will pass from the time of collection than the fresh cucumber, the more vitamins and other useful substances in the cucumber will remain!
So, "freshness, freshness and freshness again - that's the motto ..." - as claimed by one well-known literary character. In principle, the availability of fresh cucumbers is their main benefit.
Benefits and harm of fresh cucumbers
Cucumber is still a very low-calorie product. In a fresh cucumber only about 13 kcal. In canned cucumbers, calories are much larger. This allows you to include a diet on fresh cucumbers to the lowest calorie options for weight loss.
Salad of fresh cucumbers in olive oil with greens of dill and parsley is probably the best side dish to fish, lean meat and chicken with a sparing diet. A cucumber-kefir cocktail is very popular among fans of a strict diet for rapid weight loss. In this case, there is practically no risk of allergy, as the cucumber is used to our body and is easily digested. Its availability in fresh form in the summer season makes such diets quite affordable for people even with a small income.
Fresh cucumber is very useful for people suffering from the disease of the cardiovascular system and the gastrointestinal tract, helps to get rid of constipation and edema, perfectly protects the body from atherosclerosis, removing excess cholesterol from the body, protects from the disease of the thyroid gland.
As you understand, the benefits and harm of fresh cucumbers speak only in the period of greenhouse, "also fresh" vegetables.
It is unlikely that a fresh cucumber can cause can harm a healthy person, but people with high acidity, use it should be with caution. It is also worth noting that the fresh cucumber is completely incompatible with fresh milk. This will cause persistent diarrhea.
Remember, than a fresh cucumber, the more it benefits. However, be careful with early cucumbers of unknown origin! The increased content of nitrates in them, because of the greed of unscrupulous producers, can really do you great harm.