Experts advise that cucumbers aid in sodium discharge, blood sugar control, and blood vessel health.
Recently, pharmacist Choi explained teh health benefits of cucumbers on the YouTube channel ‘You Unconditionally’. According to the pharmacist, cucumbers are over 95% moisture and contain approximately 147mg of potassium per 100g, promoting sodium emissions.
The advantage of potassium in a Korean diet, which often includes high sodium intake, directly contributes to reducing blood pressure and edema. A study involving 48 middle-aged hypertension patients consuming 300g of cucumbers daily for four weeks reported a decrease in systolic blood pressure by 9.8mmHg and diastolic blood pressure by 6.3mmHg.Moreover, cucumbers have a low glycemic index (GI) of 15 and a glycemic load index (GL) of 0.4, helping to prevent blood sugar spikes.Consuming the peel provides additional benefits.