HEALTH BENEFITS OF CUCUMBER

Cucumbers are a popular vegetable around the world. Cucumbers have health benefits including reducing cardiovascular disease and are also known to help reduce instances of breast, ovarian, and other types of cancer. Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agents are found in extracts made from the cucumbers. Cucumbers have cucurbitacins, which are also suspected to help with reducing cancer risks. Studies are still being done to verify how much help cucumbers can be in the fight against cancer.