India, April 29 -- Cucumber is the summer favourite fruit for many good reasons. It is juicy, refreshing and crunchy, making it perfect to beat the summer heat. But, by any chance, are you eating it the wrong way and lowering its efficiency? Yes, how you prepare a cucumber before eating it can make a big difference.

Dietician Shweta J. Panchal took to Instagram in an April 29 post to explain the appropriate way to eat a cucumber so you can get the best out of this summer favourite.

The dietician advocated that a cucumber is the healthiest when eaten whole, not peeled. "The skin of a cucumber is where the majority of its fibre, silica, Vitamin K, and antioxidants live. When you peel it, you're left with mostly water and very little else,...