The summer just got hotter. The humble watermelon in your neighbourhood fruit market not only helps you shed weight, improve circulation or lower blood pressure, it can also boost your sex drive!
According to a recent study by Italian researchers, citrulline
amino acid in watermelons improve blood flow and can alleviate erectile
dysfunction.
Our bodies use citrulline to make yet another amino acid called
arginine, which has viagra-like effect. Arginine boosts nitric oxide
which relaxes blood vessels - the same basic effect that viagra has.
Extra nitric oxide can also help treat angina, high blood pressure and other cardiovascular problems, the study noted.
The juicy fruit is 92 per cent water, eight percent sugar, a great source of vitamin C and only 71 calories per serving.
This article first appeared on the Times of India
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