Health Benefits of Eating Cucumber

1. Help you stay hydrated

Cucumbers are 95.2 percent water, which means that a

5-ounce serving contains 4.8 ounces or 150 ml water.
Thats already about 26 percent of your daily water
intake through food.

2. Support heart health

Cucumbers contain potassium (152mg per cup), which

can help lower blood pressure. A review of the best
studies conducted on potassium intake showed that a
higher intake is associated with lower rates of stroke
and might also reduce the risk of total cardiovascular
disease.

As less than 2 percent of U.S. adults consume the

recommended 4,700 mg potassium per day, eating
cucumbers is an easy way to start increasing your
potassium consumption.

3. Protect your brain from neurological diseases

An anti-inflammatory substance called fisetin is present

in cucumbers, as well as strawberries and grapes.
It has recently been suggested that fisetin plays an
important role in brain health: It would have the ability
to reduce the impact of age-related neurological
diseases on brain function, and it would also
help maintain cognitive function in people with
Alzheimers disease.

4. Protect your skin against the effects of aging

There is a reason why cucumbers are used in skin

care: They have been shown to be effective as a
potential anti-wrinkle agent in cosmetic products,
protecting our skin form the effects of aging.

5. Fight inflammation in the body and reduce the

risk of cancer

Cucumbers can help lower the inflammatory response

in the body. They contain polyphenols called lignans,
which can potentially reduce the risk of certain cancers
and cardiovascular diseases.

They also contain plant nutrients called cucurbitacins,

which have anti-cancer properties: Scientists have
already determined that several different signaling
pathways required for cancer cell development and
survival can be blocked by activity of cucurbitacins.