Rashidat Oladele
Claim:Coconut water the natural cure for UTI and digestive aid
A video about the value of coconut water was posted on Snapchat Public Sportlight by @brah.kofi. It has received 69,000 views, 13 comments, and 728 shares.
A voiceover described the health benefits of coconut water, including its capacity to treat UTIs, improve digestion, and accelerate weight reduction, while a graphic depiction showed a coconut being opened and its contents being poured into a cup
https://t.snapchat.com/UabMARc5
NatureNews, Africa’s No.1 nature publication, which is committed to presenting factual insights to stem and stop the spread of fake news especially among consumers of social media contents, subjected this claim to fact-checking.
Findings: Using the Google search engine, NatureFact, the fact-checking division of NatureNews, investigated the claims made about the health advantages of coconut water. Several publications and studies supported these claims.
Related Posts
https://www.google.com/search?q=the+benefits+of+coconut+water&rlz=
https://www.onmanorama.com/lifestyle/health/2019/09/15/tender-coconut-water-
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6236775/
The above links are publication and in-depth research on the claim.
Verdict: It is true that coconut water does cure UTI.
