As the intro of Kat de Luna's famous song said, “It's summer time!”

And it sure is - the heat, the sweat, the beach, the sun. Summer is truly here. A lot of us especially the babes and the brawns are exercising their abs once more and getting rid of last season's flabs because it's that time of the year again when the sun bathing in the beach becomes quite a daily habit. And why wouldn't you work those booties in the gym? Who knows? The beach may be just the place where you'll finally meet Mr. Right or Ms. Right, right? Aside from hitting the gym, you've also thought about modifying your diet as well. And perhaps you've even started counting calories in a meal. If you're truly serious about this body sculpting regiment then watermelon may just be what you need to assist you in your goal.

If you're pretty concerned with the calories you are putting inside your body, you won't have to worry about watermelon, then. The calories in a watermelon are as close to non-existent. Yes, they are very low in calories primarily because of the very high water contents it has. True enough you can enjoy your watermelon without the guilt after eating it unlike most foods we turn into during times of stress like chocolates and ice cream. The calories in a watermelon is not the sole thing you should be thankful for this fruit because it offers you other health related benefits.

Being naturally rich in water (it is composed of almost 90% of water), watermelon is the perfect fruit during those hot summer days to keep dehydration at bay. Not only that, it also keeps your mucous membranes like the mouth and nose moist all the time. Aside from that it also ensures you have healthy and supple skin as well as hair and nails.

Watermelon is also low in fat and LDL cholesterol or the bad cholesterol. That is why it is a perfect food for those who are on a low salt, low fat diet, or for those people who are suffering from cardiac related illnesses and conditions, and needs to lower their sodium as well as fat intake.

And just like your tomatoes, watermelons contain lycopene, a very potent antioxidant known to prevent the development of certain cancers and destroy free radicals that may cause premature aging and deterioration of the body's cellular mechanisms.

The term calorie is used to measure energy. The food you intake, gets broken down into simpler substances releasing energy that is utilized in various functions of the body. This energy is known as food-energy and food-energy is measured in terms of calories.

Human body needs energy to perform various functions and this energy is derived from the food taken. You must have heard that too much calorie is not good for health. Actually, when you take food rich in energy and the quantity of calories you are consuming exceeds the actual quantity of energy required by the body to burn, the excess calorie gets converted into fat which is accumulated in various parts of body to be used later. Obesity is one of the results of excess energy intake. If you keep eating high energy food and do not perform any sort of physical exercise, the energy stored in the tissues of your body as fats, doest burn and you gain weight with increased body size. If the total amount of calories taken is less than that required by the body, the calories are burnt and you lose weight. You must have got it clearly that the calories in a food that you eat, have direct effects on your body. Some of the food items healthy for you are:

• Avocado is a fruit that has many healthy effects on your body and skin, it has a little calorie content and you should not be worried about it. There are about 50 calories in 2 or 3 slices of this fruit. In an avocado of medium size, there about 275 calories which is not countable considering the useful effects of this fruit.
• Most of the people believe in the myth that alcoholic drinks have low calorie content. Actually there are many alcohol drinks that have a very high amount of energy. As people are becoming aware of this fact, they are preferring to go for low calorie alcoholic drink. calories in a lite beers are comparatively much lower and it is fine to consume.
• calories in a baked, roasted or boiled food item is lower as compared to that which is fried. So you should prefer to roast or bake or boil the food instead of frying it.
• While making coffee you should use milk that is free of cream as creamy milk has much more calorie and is not healthy for consumption.