Published 09:24 IST, October 22nd 2019
The various uses and health benefits of oranges and orange juice
Oranges are healthy and nutritious for your body and mind. Orange and orange juice also provide various benefits to skin. Read here to know more about its use.
Apart from being a summer fruit that refreshes your mind and body, oranges also refresh your dry skin in winter. According to university studies, oranges are proved to be healthy and nutritious to your body and skin. Other than plain consumption, orange juice has other benefits too. Here are some of orange juice’s uses and benefits to your body and skin.
Weight loss
Apart from being tasty and healthy, orange juice also helps in weight loss. The juice contains minimal calories with zero fat factors. Most of the dieticians and nutritionists suggest including orange juice into your daily diet. However, juicing an orange may cost a good amount of weight-loss friendly fibres if your strain out the pulp. Consuming a whole orange, instead of simply juicing it and straining out the pulp, would help retain dietary fibres, which would make you feel full for a longer time. When you feel full, you would naturally binge less.
Antioxidant
Orange juice does not possess normal health benefits. The antioxidants in orange juice promote health by preventing oxidative damage — an imbalance between antioxidants and unstable molecules known as free radicals. Various researches show that antioxidants are crucial to maintaining overall health. A recent study by health daily reports that drinking 20 ounces (591 ml) of orange juice daily for 90 days increased total antioxidant status in 24 adults with high cholesterol and triglycerides.
Glowing and young skin
The antioxidant properties of oranges help in increasing the glow of your skin. Orange juice makes the skin fresh, beautiful and young-looking by preventing the effects of ageing. Along with antioxidant properties, orange juice also has Vitamin C, which works as a protective mask. Having a glass orange juice each day is the best way to maintain the freshness and attraction of skin for a long time.
Updated 12:14 IST, October 22nd 2019