I
can see the commercial now: Bob Dole staggers in, explaining to America
that he, too, has had issues with E.D. "Bob Dole is all man. But
sometimes even Bob Dole has trouble with E.D. That's why Bob Dole eats
lots and lots of watermelon! That's why on this July 4th, Bob Dole is
going to pitch a tent!" He winks. "And Bob Dole ain't talking about
camping…"
Bhimu Patil, a researcher at the hilariously named "Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center" at Texas A&M University, says that
"Watermelon has more citrulline in the edible part than previously
believed." (I wonder if he spent time gnawing on the rind before he
figured this out.) Citrulline is an amino acid that can become
arginine, which is another amino acid. "This is a precursor for nitric
oxide, and the nitric oxide will help in blood vessel dilation." In
other words, BOING!
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