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Agbalumo or Udara: Benefits and side effects of eating African star apple
Udara or agbalumo is one of the commonly consumed fruit in Africa especially Nigeria. This is the country where it originated most of its native names from.
A lot of people are fond of eating Udara or agbalumo because of its taste. This is the season of Udara in Nigeria and a lot of people have consumed this fruit in large quantities.
Despite the fact that it is commonly consumed fruit, only a few people know that it has benefits or even side effects to the body. Well, in this article, I will be bringing this information to you.
I am going to be talking about some of the benefits and side effects of eating African star apple.
Firstly, I will start with some of the benefits of eating udara or Agbalumo more often
1. Helps In weight loss
Eating udara or Agbalumo has been proven to be one of the effective ways of keeping your weight in check. This is mainly due to the fact that udara or Agbalumo contains relatively low quantity of calories which generally helps in treating your weight gain issues.
2. It is rich in vitamin C
The sour taste of udara or Agbalumo shows the amount of vitamin C in it. Studies show that the reason why udara or Agbalumo is acidic is because of the level of vitamin C which could be found in it.
3. It is a natural anti oxidant
Eating udara or Agbalumo is a great way of building up the level of antioxidant in your body. This is because Udara is a great source of antioxidant which is beneficial to the health of the body.
4. It is well used as a folk medicine
Udara or Agbalumo was formerly used as folk medicine in the past. This is because of the vitamin C and antioxidants which is naturally gotten from eating udara or Agbalumo.
Some side effects of eating African star apple.
1. It could cause heart burn
Some studies believe that eating udara or Agbalumo in large quantity especially the unripe ones could lead to heart burn in some people.
2. According to guardian.ng, the root bark (not fruit) could reduce fertility in men. This is mainly for those who take the root bark of this fruit as medicine.