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Watermelon...the new Viagra?

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R

So I'm watching the news...and as usual they need to have the "lighter" side of the news to balance out the crap....and this came up.

Why Watermelon Is The New Viagra
Science Daily | July 1, 2008 11:19 AM

Science Daily is reporting that watermelon may have Viagra-life effects on the body:

"The more we study watermelons, the more we realize just how amazing a fruit it is in providing natural enhancers to the human body," said Dr. Bhimu Patil, director of Texas A&M's Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center in College Station.

"We've always known that watermelon is good for you, but the list of its very important healthful benefits grows longer with each study."

Beneficial ingredients in watermelon and other fruits and vegetables are known as phyto-nutrients, naturally occurring compounds that are bioactive, or able to react with the human body to trigger healthy reactions, Patil said.

In watermelons, these include lycopene, beta carotene and the rising star among its phyto-nutrients - citrulline - whose beneficial functions are now being unraveled. Among them is the ability to relax blood vessels, much like Viagra does."

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Now I have something more to giggle at when I'm at the market. :lol:

K

some guys will believe anything when it comes to sex...
the study was probably underwritten by the watermelon growers of America!
:lol:
(really though, I heard it this am, too)
K.

G
GROG posted on Wed, Jul 2, 2008 6:45 PM

GROG has seen plenty of melons that act like viagra for GROG. (They weren't fuits, though)

C

Grog this is what s goona happen you spend to much time thinking about melons...

And your palms will get hairy...er.

Chongolio

UB

On 2008-07-02 18:45, GROG wrote:
GROG has seen plenty of melons that act like viagra for GROG. (They weren't fuits, though)

Did you try the rine?

You could go blind!!!

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