We can say that cherries are the off-season berry. She appears at the junction of spring and summer, one of the first pleasing us with a bright, juicy color and fresh vitamins. Cherry, unlike cherries, is almost always sweet, if, of course, ripe. For this, they love her, especially children and women. It is useful for children in that it nourishes the growing body with valuable trace elements and vitamins. For women, especially nursing and pregnant women, that prevents anemia, serves to strengthen the vessels, heart and supply the fetus with the substances necessary for development. It is also useful for the prevention of other diseases, so let's find out what cherry is: useful properties and contraindications, as well as how to use it correctly.
Sweet cherry: what is contained in it
Cherry can be yellow, pinkish, red or black and red. Such a berry is especially useful in view of the presence of a large number of anthocyanins in it - substances responsible for the fight against tumor formations. Due to this, cherries were included in the world list of products that prevent the oncology in the body. It should be noted that they are prevention methods, that is, with a diagnosis, a glass of cherries, unfortunately, will not cure the patient.
In addition, the amount of pectin in cherries is high - an element that has a beneficial effect on digestion and is able to “induce” sluggish intestinal motility. Sweet cherries, the beneficial properties and contraindications of which we are considering, mainly consist of easily digestible carbohydrates with sugar in the form of fructose and glucose. And this forces to limit its consumption to certain categories of people. For example, because of its sweetness, sweet cherry is forbidden in diabetes.
Vitamins and Minerals
Sweet cherry is a storehouse of vitamins of groups A, PP, C, B. There are a lot of phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, and iron in it. But the most important element, which is abundant in it, is potassium, which strengthens and supports the heart muscle well. Cherry is saturated with the following trace elements: silicon, fluorine, manganese, cobalt, copper, chromium, iodine. And how many calories in cherries? Only 52 in 100 g, by the way, is 2 times more than in ripe cherries. However, this does not prevent her from being used for weight loss. Excess weight is lost due to its ability to remove excess fluid from the body. Now let's look in more detail how cherry affects a person.
Useful properties and contraindications
Cherry is useful in that:
- sweet cherry prevents the development of anemia and anemia (due to iron);
- improves kidney and liver function;
- regulates blood circulation, strengthens blood vessels, helps with atherosclerosis and hypertension;
- reduces blood coagulation and the risk of thrombosis;
- helps with neurosis;
- normalizes cholesterol, removes toxins from the body;
- as a whole, has a tonic, strengthening and stimulating effect on a person;
- a cup of cherries per day will reduce the risk of heart disease and tumor formation.
It is not recommended for people with diabetes and acute forms of gastritis and ulcers. To cleanse the body and remove excess fluid once a week, you can arrange "cherry" days. Do not eat or drink anything other than fresh, ripe berries. In total, 1.5 kg of fruits can be consumed during this time.
Now you know almost everything about cherry fruit. Its useful properties and contraindications are such that it can be eaten by almost everyone, though not forgetting about the measure. A glass a day is the optimal portion of these fruits.