Suara.com – Besides bear milk, lately coconut water Pure is also sold out by the community. In fact, in some places it is difficult to find pure coconut water.
The situation was triggered by the news that drinking head water can treat and heal Covid-19 patient. But what are the real facts?
In his statement, Monday (12/7/2021), a clinical nutrition specialist at Pondok Indah Hospital, dr. Juwalita Surapsari, M.Gizi, Sp.GK, reiterated that until now there is no scientific evidence that coconut water can function as medicine.
Although it does not rule out the possibility to increase immunity from the womb.
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“So if he feels better, actually it’s something that is subjective and we have to look at it comprehensively, the first possibility is that this person is already taking the recommended treatment,” said Juwalita.
He added that not always treatment is specific to the patient COVID-19, but may also be given drugs that are supportive by the doctor. Then the second, they have undergone a balanced diet that is indeed supportive of healing.
So, what exactly is the nutritional content of coconut water.
“To examine the nutrition we have to observe the content of macronutrients and micronutrients. In macronutrients, then most of the form is carbohydrates. We’ll see again from the beginning that 94 percent of it is water, 5 percent of carbohydrates, which are mainly in the form of glucose and fructose, about 0.02 percent of protein and a very small amount of fat,” said Juwalita.
If you look at the micronutrient content, it is very prominent in coconut water. Especially the B vitamins, namely B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, and B9.
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“We know that B9 is known as Folate. It turns out that B vitamins, especially B6 and Folate, play a very important role in the overall immune system,” said Juwalita.
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