By Bhimu Patil PHD, director of the Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center at Texas A&M University, College Station.
'Watermelon may be a natural Viagra as it is richer than experts believed in an amino acid called citrulline, which relaxes and dilates blood vessels much like Viagra and other drugs meant to treat erectile dysfunction.
Until recently scientists thought most of the citrulline was in the watermelon rind. Watermelon has more citrulline in the edible part than previously believed. The amino acid citrulline is converted into the amino acid arginine. This is a precursor for nitric oxide, and the nitric oxide will help in blood vessel dilation.
How much watermelon does it take? Unfortunately, I don't have an answer for that'.
With prices going up on so many food items will watermelon be next?
In the future news...
'I'm here at the local Supershop and as you can see the line is around the building as people wait in line tonight for a suspected shipment of watermelon tomorrow, We don't know at this time if this will be whole watermelon or only the cubed center. We tried to talk to a store spokesman but they did not want to comment at this time'.
'This watermelon patch was decimated last night and police ask that you call if you have any information about those who have taken the watermelon. Whole watermelon on the black market are now selling for $45 or more'.
'A woman was arrested at this house last night. Police had a tip that illegal drugs were being sold here and raided the house last night. The woman was here with her 2 young children and says she was here only to buy a watermelon. Police say no whole watermelon were found but several hundred pounds of watermelon rinds and marijuana were in the house'.
'This watermelon grower is putting up an electric fence after his watermelon patch was burglarized last week. He says he will now spend his nights out here with his shotgun'.
'A teen was shot and killed in this watermelon patch tonight. Police say they suspect the teen was trying to steal a watermelon and the homeowner shot him'.
By Bhimu Patil PHD, director of the Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center at Texas A&M University, College Station.
'Watermelon may be a natural Viagra as it is richer than experts believed in an amino acid called citrulline, which relaxes and dilates blood vessels much like Viagra and other drugs meant to treat erectile dysfunction.
Until recently scientists thought most of the citrulline was in the watermelon rind. Watermelon has more citrulline in the edible part than previously believed. The amino acid citrulline is converted into the amino acid arginine. This is a precursor for nitric oxide, and the nitric oxide will help in blood vessel dilation.
How much watermelon does it take? Unfortunately, I don't have an answer for that'.
With prices going up on so many food items will watermelon be next?
In the future news...
'I'm here at the local Supershop and as you can see the line is around the building as people wait in line tonight for a suspected shipment of watermelon tomorrow, We don't know at this time if this will be whole watermelon or only the cubed center. We tried to talk to a store spokesman but they did not want to comment at this time'.
'This watermelon patch was decimated last night and police ask that you call if you have any information about those who have taken the watermelon. Whole watermelon on the black market are now selling for $45 or more'.
'A woman was arrested at this house last night. Police had a tip that illegal drugs were being sold here and raided the house last night. The woman was here with her 2 young children and says she was here only to buy a watermelon. Police say no whole watermelon were found but several hundred pounds of watermelon rinds and marijuana were in the house'.
'This watermelon grower is putting up an electric fence after his watermelon patch was burglarized last week. He says he will now spend his nights out here with his shotgun'.
'A teen was shot and killed in this watermelon patch tonight. Police say they suspect the teen was trying to steal a watermelon and the homeowner shot him'.
