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October 22, 2017 By AMINA AZMI 1 Comment

Kiwi – Berry of a woody vine-It’s health benefits

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I hear of Kiwi and my taste buds get active and when I heard of its nutritional benefits, I started loving it even more!! The colour and the look of the kiwi slice will definitely make you fall in love with it and its taste is an icing on the cake. Kiwi tastes just awesome.

A little history about the fruit tells us that Kiwi fruit, native to Northern China was first cultivated in New Zealand at the turn of the 20th Century and was known as Chinese Gooseberries. Later it was christened as Kiwi fruit in New Zealand because the fruit shares characteristics with New Zealand’s national bird Kiwi which is also small, brown and fuzzy.

Kiwis are rich in nutrients with low calories. It is packed with vital nutrients like Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, copper, choline, Magnesium and Phosphorous.

Who does not want to look and feel good? Everyone likes to and Kiwi helps you feel just as good, as it has a good source of Vitamin C and Vitamin E which are antioxidants that prevent from skin degeneration and keeps your skin wrinkle free and makes you look younger.

Antioxidants also boost immunity.

Kiwis are rich in fibre that binds to toxins and flushes them out of the body. Fiber also binds to cholesterol and removes them from the body and thus kiwi also helps to reduce cholesterol.

Studies show that Kiwis have a mild laxative effect and hence good for constipation.

Fiber and Potassium in kiwis are good for heart health. Kiwi’s high level of potassium helps to keep the electrolytes in the body balanced thereby countering the effects of Sodium. Low sodium helps to reduce the risk of heart disease.

High potassium intake also helps to reduce the risk of stroke, loss of muscle mass. It also preserves the bone mineral density and there is a reduction in the formation of kidney stones.

Kiwi has a very low glycemic index i.e. it does not increase the blood sugar quickly which makes it a good fruit for diabetics as well.

Kiwi falls in the category of most alkaline fruits and thus helps in balancing acidic and alkaline food consumption. Few advantages of a properly acid/alkaline balanced body are youthful skin, deeper sleep, abundant physical energy, fewer colds, less arthritis and reduced osteoporosis.

Kiwi Fruit also protects from eye problems. Kiwi’s high level of lutein and zeaxanthin-both of which are natural chemicals found in a human eye prevents from eye problems Who ever knew this small fruit can be so beneficial. Truly said,” Big surprises come in small packages.”

I have made it a point to have at least one kiwi a day. What about you????

About AMINA AZMI

Amina Azmi, a graduate with a major in Bio-Technolgy and applied component as Medical Lab Technology she then went on to pursue a PG with Diploma in Clinical Nutrition and Dietitics. Today, as a certified Dietician, Amina helps people achieve their goals of weight loss, body toning, etc. She is also currently persuing Diabetic Educator course from Dr Mohan's Diabetes Education Academy. In the past she has worked with the Asian Heart Institute and was attached to few more hospitals. Due to the hospital working experience she is well versed with good clinical knowledge. She believes in preventing illness and maintaining a healthy lifestyle so as to avoid going to a hospital. Her idea of staying fit is “eat to enjoy but, take care of the proportion and workout to maintain". Her mantra for good living is live healthy.

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  1. Shahbaz Khan says

    September 17, 2014 at 9:16 am

    I always loved kiwi for its amazing look and utterly delicious taste and its bright colour with black seed combination and was in love with it and now after reading this so very detailed and informative article by an experienced lifestyle coach I must say I have been more educated and fallen more in love with kiwi after knowing its enormous benefits . I wish I could have thanked the coach in person .

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