Forget the oysters. Texas A&M scientists say watermelon contains ingredients that deliver Viagra-like effects to the body's blood vessels and may even increase the libido.
Researchers from Texas A&M have long-studied the fruit and found that it contains natural "enhancers" to the human body.
"We've always known that watermelon is good for you, but the list of its very important healthful benefits grows longer with each study," said Dr. Bhimu Patil, director of Texas A&M's Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center, in a news release from the university.
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Watermelon and some other fruits and vegetables contain phyto-nutrients, including lycopene, beta carotene and citrulline, which are compounds that produce healthy reactions in the body, Patil said.
Specifically, scientists believe it's the citrulline that has the ability to relax blood vessels, much like Viagra does.
When watermelon is consumed, citrulline is converted into the amino acid arginine, which works “wonders on the heart and circulation system, and maintains a good immune system,” Patil said.
"Watermelon may not be as organ specific as Viagra," he said, "but it's a great way to relax blood vessels without any drug side-effects."
The highest concentrations of citrulline are found in the rind of the watermelon. Because the rind is not commonly eaten, Texas A&M researchers Steve King and Hae Jeen Bang are working to produce watermelon hybrids that would bring higher concentrations of citrulline to the flesh of the fruit.
The London resident Amy Winehouse socked has a name. He's James Gostelow, a 25-year-old who was punched by Winehouse at Glastonbury Festival on Saturday night.
He says he is not mad at her. But he would like to clear up the whole discrepancy over whether or not he was trying to paw Winehouse's cleavage before the attack.
He was just trying to get a hat that was flung by someone in the back rows!
The hat fan said, "I saw a hat being thrown from behind me and it hit Amy's beehive. She looked down, saw me looking up, and her elbow went for me.
"She caught my forehead, then someone may have shouted something from the back, which is when she went in again.
"At the end of the day it is all part of being at the front and being pushed by thousands of people. It is all part of the Glastonbury experience. I'm just pleased I got to see her. She did a great act.
"Not everyone can say they have been hit by Amy Winehouse. I just want to shake the person who threw the hat."
Paris Needs to Remain 'Pure'... at least, Tattoo-free
Paris Hilton... pure?
Paris has been banned from getting a tattoo by her rocker boyfriend Benji Madden, because-- yes-- he wants her to remain "pure."
Hilton says that Madden is planning to have an image of her etched on his heavily-tattooed torso. But Hilton isn't allowed to do the same.
She says, "He is going to get one of me but he won't let me get one. He doesn't like tattoos on women. He thinks I look pure."
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