Health Tips: Such watermelon and melon can be harmful for health in extreme heat, know why?
- bySherya
- 07 May, 2025
Watermelon VS Muskmelon: There is severe heat in the country. Watermelon and muskmelon are especially liked in this season. If you also like these two fruits then be careful.

Watermelon Harmful for Health: Do you also like to eat watermelon and muskmelon in this scorching heat? So be careful, these fruits can spoil your health. There is severe heat in the country these days. It has become difficult for people to leave their homes. In such a situation, people are including many things in their food to keep themselves hydrated.
You can be a victim of dangerous diseases
These days, there is a lot of fruit in the markets. But in this season, watermelon and muskmelon are especially liked a lot. If you also like these two fruits, then be careful. Many shopkeepers in the market are playing with your health in their greed for money. They are earning huge profits by selling rotten fruits. By consuming such toxic fruits, you can fall prey to diseases like cholera and food poisoning. These days, there is a lot of increase in the number of patients consuming such fruits. There is a queue of patients in the hospitals.
Do not use cut fruits sold in the market at all
Talking about this, Dr. Surendra Yadav, Civil Surgeon of Rewari Civil Hospital, said, "Both vegetables and fruits get spoiled in a temperature of 42 degrees, and if you eat them, you can suffer from food poisoning and diseases. People are appealed not to use cut fruits sold in the market at all, especially do not consume fruits like watermelon and melon which have become rotten from inside due to heat these days. "
He said that watermelon and muskmelon should be bought only after checking them carefully. If it turns out to be rotten or has any kind of foul smell, then do not eat it. Do not drink water for an hour after eating these fruits, otherwise the risk of diseases like cholera and food poisoning increases. Dr. Surendra said that to protect yourself from this heat, drink as much water as possible. Do not leave the house between 11 am and 4 pm. If possible, cover your head with a cloth while leaving the house.
Shopkeepers sell bad fruits to customers
To give information about this, some watermelon and muskmelon sellers in the vegetable market have also warned people. A fruit seller said that not only the scorching heat is responsible for the spoilage of fruits, but some greedy shopkeepers are also responsible, who sell bad fruits to the customers.
A shopkeeper said, "For the last few days, the temperature of Rewari has been above 42 degrees, due to which not only humans but animals and birds are also troubled. It is natural for the fruits sold in the market, especially watermelon and melon, to rot and decay. Some fruit sellers stock up fruits like watermelon and melon, but they are not sold for many days and rot from inside, which can harm your health if eaten."
Fruits can prove fatal
Due to the intense heat prevailing in the entire north and west India, these two tempting fruits look very good, but due to the heat they are proving to be dangerous, which can prove fatal for you by ruining your good health. If you want to keep yourself and your family healthy, then buy fruits only after checking them properly.



