This falls squarely in the “Who Knew” category. It looks like watermelon lovers may not be the only lovers who should be eating watermelon.
Bhimanagouda S. Patil, PhD, director of the Vegetable and Fruit Development Center at Texas A&M University has found that watermelon has ingredients which seem to provide a Viagra-like effect.
Watermelon contains lycopene, beta carotene and citrulline, whose beneficial effects include relaxing the blood vessels and may increase libido. This is similar to what Viagra® does.
The research is ongoing and definitive results are not in. However, the next time a Viagra® commercial comes on, listen carefully to the warnings that they hastily run by you at the end. You’ll find no similar warnings next to the watermelons at your local grocery.
To put it another way, there are no known side effects from consuming watermelon. Now to be fair to the drug’s manufacturer, the libido effects of watermelon are not as marked as the drug’s. It’s just a question of what risks you’re willing to take, but remember this. It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.
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