The Kiwi fruit, native to Northern China, also the national fruit of China, is the edible berry of a woody vine in genus Actinidia. It is also known as the Chinese gooseberry or Macaque peach. Most common group of Kiwi fruits is oval-shaped and is about the size of a hen’s egg. It was first brought to and cultivated in New Zealand. It was called kiwi fruit or kiwi because the fruits shared characteristics with New Zealand’s national symbol, the kiwi bird, which is also small, brown and fuzzy.

The kiwi fruit has a huge number of benefits for everyone, be it children, pregnant women or normal people. Nowadays, people trust chemically processed or artificial health supplements more for better health, which in turn has a lot of serious after effects in the long run. The biggest advantage of kiwi fruit lies here. It has absolutely zero side-effects.

Kiwi fruit over the last few years has surfaced as a wonder fruit. The reason for it is very simple. Each fruit has its own benefits and anyone would have to combine a whole range of food items in his/her diet to have a balanced diet. This isn’t always possible given today’s demanding lifestyle. None of the fruit that man normally consumes offer as many essential nutrients as the kiwifruit does. Eating a kiwi fruit is like having nature’s own multi-vitamin because of its range of vitamins (A, C, E and B), minerals (iron, zinc, magnesium, manganese and much more), carbs, dietary fibers and energy.

Following are few most important benefits of the kiwi fruit:

• A natural laxative – It decreases the build up of cancer promoting materials.

• Cleans up dangerous toxins – Cleans up the toxins along the intestinal tract before they can enter the bloodstream.

• Stress Reducer – Produces a calming effect on most people due to the presence of a good amount of serotonin.

• Heart health improver – Presence of vitamin E and also certain amino acids improve blood flow.

• Treats Impotence – The amino acid arginine is contained in kiwi fruit which helps impotent men.

• Weight loss benefits –Without offering any fat, the kiwi fruit offers us a lot of important nutrients, hence loss of weight is inevitable. It also contains dietary fiber which helps in further digestion by absorbing the cholesterol in our body. Hence, better metabolism is experienced, steadily burning the saturated fat in the body and starting to lose those extra pounds.

• Bones and vital organs benefit – Kiwi fruit benefits bones and other organs (kidney and liver) owing to the generous amounts of minerals.

Finally, a kiwi fruit also benefits during pregnancy. Proper nutrition should be top priority during pregnancy for promoting good health to both mother and baby. This is where this fruit turns out to be a “superfood” because of its unique nutrient-density. Apart from the nutrients, it contains 17 mug of folates which help in preventing birth defects. So, while sending fruit baskets to pregnant women, don’t forget to add this superstar food.

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