“6 cups of watermelon has a Viagra-like effect on the body.”
Watermelon contain an ingredient called citrulline. Citrulline reacts with the body’s enzymes and is changed into arginine, an amino acid that benefits the heart and the circulatory and immune systems.
“ Arginine boosts nitric oxide, which relaxes blood vessels, the same basic effect that Viagra has, to treat erectile dysfunction and maybe even prevent it,” said Bhimu Patil, a researcher and director of Texas A&M’s Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center. “ Watermelon may not be as organ-specific as Viagra, but it’s a great way to relax blood vessels without any drug side effects.”
6 cups is an awful lot so you might try to optimize you eating by eating the rind as that has the highest concentration of citrulline. And the best watermelons are the yellow-fleshed.
“The problem you have when you eat a lot of watermelon is you tend to run to the bathroom more,” Penelope Perkins-Veazie said, a USDA researcher in Lane, Oklahoma.
Watermelon contain an ingredient called citrulline. Citrulline reacts with the body’s enzymes and is changed into arginine, an amino acid that benefits the heart and the circulatory and immune systems.
“ Arginine boosts nitric oxide, which relaxes blood vessels, the same basic effect that Viagra has, to treat erectile dysfunction and maybe even prevent it,” said Bhimu Patil, a researcher and director of Texas A&M’s Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center. “ Watermelon may not be as organ-specific as Viagra, but it’s a great way to relax blood vessels without any drug side effects.”
6 cups is an awful lot so you might try to optimize you eating by eating the rind as that has the highest concentration of citrulline. And the best watermelons are the yellow-fleshed.
“The problem you have when you eat a lot of watermelon is you tend to run to the bathroom more,” Penelope Perkins-Veazie said, a USDA researcher in Lane, Oklahoma.