According to a U.S. Research study that used animals found that watermelon may reduce atherosclerosis — hardening of the arteries. The Lead investigator Dr. Sibu Saha of the University of Kentucky in Lexingtonand colleagues said the study used animal mice with diet-induced high cholesterol.
A control group was given water to drink, while the experimental group was given watermelon juice. By week 8 of the study, the animals given watermelon juice had lower body weight than the control group, due to decrease of fat mass, the researchers said.
The mice experienced no decrease in lean mass and plasma cholesterol concentrations were significantly lower in the experimental group, with modestly reduced intermediate and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations as compared to the control group, Saha said.
A measurement of atherosclerotic lesion areas revealed that the watermelon juice group also experienced statistically significant reductions in atherosclerotic lesions, as compared to the control group.
This pilot study has found three interesting health benefits in mouse model of atherosclerosis. However, the ultimate goal is to identify bioactive compounds that would improve human health.
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Saha and cowerkers have produced an extra ordinary piece of research work. It has to be researched in depth. It is possible that bioactive compoundas of watermelon are responsible for the extraordinary effect. Furthermore watermelons contain 92-95% water and this itself have the beneficeial affect. Ja’farpour et al have shown that water alone has protective affet as well. In addition Mathur has also shown that water has protective affect. Finally latest work by Ohsawa et al have shown that Hydrogen in water has extra ordinary protective affects. This study is equally important because we may be missing the fact that natural water, fruits and vegetable may contain Hydrogen and that why every body is prescribing more water consumtion. However it just possible that fruits, vegetables, and water after processing and cooking loses Hydrogen and therfore we do not see the protective affects of Hydrogen in protecting us from atherosclerosis. Congratulation Dr. Sibu Saha!
Therfore I Saha et al and Ohsawa et al have opened up new venue of research in atherosclerosis.