Hello everyone! Today, I am talking about
rambutan. We officially entered the fall
and hence rambutan is a fall fruit. We'll
talk about it. So, we'll talk about
rambutan in general,
which is this spiky fruit here,
and we'll talk about health benefits
especially for diabetics or insulin
resistant patients, that the rambutan can
bring.
And lastly, we are going to talk about
how rambutan can help with the weight loss.
As well as how it can help fighting the
infections. And I said lastly but
actually, I'll talk about potential risks
of rambutan as well. So, you'll be like,
"there's a risk of this fruit?"
Yes, there is. Let's talk about it.
Hi guys! I'm Doctor Ahmet Ergin.
I'm an endocrinologist who specializes in
hormones and diabetes management.
And I practice in Florida, but help people with
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And let's talk about rambutan.
So, rambutan grows in a huge tree, that is
up to 75 feet, which is 26 meters in
height. It grows in tropical climates
such as Philippines, Malaysia and then in
Asia. Now, I have a lot of Filipino
watchers, so, thank you for watching guys!
You do not have to live in Philippines,
though, to taste this tasty fruits.
I actually made this video after buying it
at a Costco store in West Palm Beach
this weekend; so, yes
get them. Wait, wait, wait, After this video, I meant.
For those history nerds, here are
a few lines for you guys: So,
around the 14th century, the Arab traders
introduced rambutan to East Africa. And
in the 19th century, the Dutch introduced
this fruit to South America. In 1912,
fruit traveled from Indonesia to the
Philippines. Well, that was a short history.
Let's go back to rambutan. It's super
nutritious, first of all. It offers a lot
of health benefits,
ranging from weight loss and better
digestion to increase resistance to
infections. 100 grams of rambutan,
which is around 11 rabutan, contain about
84 calories and 20 grams of carbs only.
Rambutan is a golf ball size fruit, it's
hairy and red with a green shell.
It's kind of intimidating because it
looks like a sea urchin. It has a
translucent white flesh,
has a sweet and yet creamy taste and
contains a seed in the middle.
Do you want to see?
Let's cut it together and see.
This is rambutan.
All you have to do is basically make a little circle here with your knife.
And that's it. Once the circle is complete, you are in the heaven. There you go.
Like a little egg. Let's try to taste it. You're going to take this out.
Comes out very easily. That's like a little unpeeled grape. Let me see how is tastes.
Very sweet. Okay actually eat this slowly. Considering that 10 of these has 20 grams of carbs.
That's going to take a while to eat 10 of them. Actually it's one of the very good fruits that
will keep you busy without having to eat a lot of carbs
Here are some main health benefits of rambutan:
First of all, it has as much fiber as you
would find in the same quantity of
apples, oranges, and pears, which is very
good. So, if you watched our other videos
about these fruits, you would already
know. So, when you have a lot of fruits in
your diet, you know you will not have
constipation easily. And also, you will
have a lower cholesterol and lower risk
of colon cancer. It's also been shown
that the soluble fibers provides food
for bacteria, for the beneficial bacteria.
As a result, these bacteria produce short
chain fatty acids. These same fatty acids
are essential nutrition for the cells in
your gut. These short-chain fatty acids
can also reduce inflammation and improve
the symptoms of intestinal diseases,
including but not limited to irritable
bowel syndrome, which is known as IBS,
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
What else? Rambutan is very rich in
Vitamin C, which is an important
antioxidant protecting your body's cells
against damage and infections. So, eating
five rambutan only will meet 50% of your
daily Vitamin C needs, which is around 10
grams only.
It is very good in copper content as
well. And the copper helps with the
proper growth, not the cancerous growth,
but the proper growth and maintenance of
various of your cells including your
bones, your brain, and your heart.
Rambutans are rich in Vitamin B5 as well.
So, what does it do? B5 plays an important
role in helping your body convert food
into energy. Vitamin B5 is available
through food. It cannot be produced in
your body, so it is an essential and
important vitamin to consume. So you have
to consume around 5 milligrams of B5.
Rambutan offers small amounts of
manganese as well. Phosphorus, Potassium
Magnesium, Iron, and even Zinc. How does
rambutan help with the weight loss?
Well, in addition to it is high insoluble
fiber content, that keeps you full, the
soluble fiber in rambutan can dissolve
in water and it forms a gel like
substance in your gut, that helps slow
the digestion. It also helps reduce
the appetite. That's how it works.
How does it help with the infections
then? Well, in addition to the bunch of
Vitamin C that you are getting from
rambutan, which you should know by now if
you already watched my Vitamin C video,
that it helps the risk of infections but
in addition to those, a lot of studies
also show that it contains compounds
that may protect your body against
viruses and bacterial infections. What
are the other less known benefits of
rambutan? Well, it may reduce the risk of
cancer. Animal studies found that the
compounds in rambutan may possibly help
prevent the growth of cancer cells. Why
you say possibly? Because these are
mostly animal studies. It may protect
against heart disease as well. Again,
another animal study showed that the
rambutan reduced the total cholesterol
and triglyceride levels in diabetic mice.
As you may know from my cholesterol
videos, how triglycerides can be related
to heart disease. Well last but not least,
it can actually protect against diabetes
as well. So, if you have insulin
resistance, rambutan may improve your
insulin sensitivity and reduce fasting
blood sugars and overall insulin
resistance. Potential risks of
rambutan. Yes, there are. Flesh of rambutan
is considered safe for human consumption,
which is this part here. On the other
hand, its peel and the seed in the
middle are not edible. Animal studies
report that the peel may be actually
toxic when eaten regularly in very large
amounts, especially when consumed raw.
The seed appears to have some narcotic and
analgesic effects, so, don't try.
Because it can cause symptoms like
excessive sleepiness, coma and even death.
So, don't eat the skin. Although I'm
naturally just eating one or two seed or
skin will kill anyone. Personally I
wouldn't try this. I don't think it
tastes good, but, anyways. That is the end
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