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The Top Six Benefits of Limes

Limes are a large family of green citrus fruits with a tart and intense flavor. They are used in different cuisines, and often added to drinks. Limes can be eaten fresh and raw. Their juice can be extracted and mixed with other fruit juices. Limes can also be pickled or turned into jams, jellies and candies. Lime extract is used in soft drink concentrates, cosmetics, body oils, hair products, toothpaste, soaps, disinfectants and many other products.

Limes are known for their numerous health and medicinal benefits. Here are a few.

Benefits of Limes

• Limes are an excellent source of Vitamin C. Hence, they are popularly used to treat scurvy, a disease caused by deficiency of the vitamin. Soldiers historically took limes to prevent this dreaded disease while at sea. Even today, limes are given to workers in polluted environments such as cement factories, mines and paint shops to prevent scurvy.
  
  
• Eating limes, drinking lime juice or applying the juice topically can enhance skin condition. Limes rejuvenate and exfoliate the skin, prevent infections, treat rashes and keep skin glowing and radiant. Many people also use limes to make their baths more refreshing.
  
  
• Limes contain flavonoids, which promote excellent gum health, prevent periodontal disease, gum bleeding and spongy gums. They also aid digestion by breaking down food molecules and increasing the secretion of digestive juices and other acids that stimulate peristalsis or movement in the stomach during digestion.
  
  
• The acids in lime also help clear the excretory system, preventing urinary tract infections and kidney disease.
  
  
• Drinking lime juice in warm water aids weight loss as the citric acid in lime serves as an effective fat-burner. Aside from increasing water intake, drinking this beverage twice daily could significantly help eliminate excess fat from the body.

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