Living forever: watermelon boosts immune system
For those of us who would like to live forever, here’s a new interesting news: watermelon can act as an immunity booster.
In addition to containing plentiful amounts of the health-promoting antioxidant lycopene, watermelon is an excellent source of the amino acid citrulline.
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The human body uses citrulline to make another important amino acid—arginine—which plays a key role in cell division, wound healing and the removal of ammonia from the body.
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Medical researchers are currently evaluating arginine as a possible treatment for high blood pressure, elevated glucose levels and the vascular complications associated with sickle-cell disease.
If such studies pan out, concentrated forms of watermelon could represent an all-natural amino acid source. The fruit’s good-for-the-body lycopene is an added bonus.
Via Technocrat.