All About Summer Watermelons

Watermelons are your savior during summers. These delicious watermelons give you the ultimate respite from heat. A huge number of countries are involved in watermelon production today; 96 to be precise. This itself gives an idea about the popularity if this fruit. Watermelons are extremely popular in USA, Japan, Turkey, China, Russia and other Mediterranean countries. China is the biggest producer of watermelons. All the countries differ in their consumption pattern because this depends on each country's cultural background.

These fruits have an interesting history associated with them. The term watermelon was coined in 1615. Watermelon belongs to the family "Cucurbit" and thus biologically it's known as Citrullus lanatus. The watermelons were first harvested in Egypt, about 500 years ago. It also a funny history associated with it. It is believed that watermelon was thrown on the governor of Rome, Demosthenes at a political debate. He thanked the people for throwing watermelon at him because he used it as a helmet later on.

Watermelons are very good for health. They are high in nutritive value. Mainly composed of water (almost 92% of it is water), these delicious fruits are rich water soluble vitamins like vitamin B1, B6 and vitamin C. they are also rich in vitamin A, which will eventually benefit the eyes. They also have the essential minerals like magnesium and potassium in the right amount. Watermelon diets are becoming popular all over. This is due the fact that people are becoming more and more health conscious and thus they keep on looking for healthy diets; and watermelon diet is definitely one such diet. They are good for the body in several ways. They provide the essential vitamins and minerals to the body. In addition to that, they also help in keeping blood pressure and cholesterol levels low. A person on watermelon diet will obviously lose weight and he will also have less chances of getting stroke. Watermelons belong to the gourd family.