Cantaloupe and your Health

Half a cantaloupe gives you a boatload of the antioxidants that help fight cancer, heart disease, and premature aging: it contains more than the RDA for beta-carotene as well as nearly double the RDA for vitamin C.

Cantaloupe's high C content helps the body produce collagen, which is vital for skin and tissue repair.

Cantaloupe also offers more potassium than the famously potassium-rich banana.
The potassium in cantaloupe helps eliminate excess sodium, which can cause blood pressure to rise; it may keep plaque from sticking to artery walls, another cause of high blood pressure and heart disease; and it helps flush dangerous LDL cholesterol from the body.

Many people think that if certain foods are good, a lot is better.
This is not always the case, and high doses of certain food are actually toxic.

Read about the healthy food, research the vitamins and minerals and check with your health care provider if you are unsure about how much to eat and how much may be too much.