Is there any truth on summer food facts against facts?
5 Summer Food Mysteries Solved Posted Thu, Jul 23, 2009, 4:40 pm PD Can eating garlic ward off mosquitoes? If it’s true, I’ll start pounding garlic shakes right now. After enough evening barbecues with Terminator-strength DEET, I’ll happily try any non-toxic solution. But before I jam cloves into a juicer, I thought I’d ask EatingWell, an expert source for good health and good food, for the answers on garlic and a few other food-related quandries. EatingWell’s 5 Summer Food Mysteries Solved True or False? Eating garlic wards off mosquitoes. False. Researchers at the University of Connecticut tested the theory. It didn’t work, but maybe because the participants didn’t eat enough, say the scientists. Tip: Conduct your own experiment and eat as much garlic as you can with these 20+ amazing garlic recipes. True or False? Watermelon isn’t very nutritious; it’s all water! False. Watermelon is mostly water: 92 percent. But it also has its share of nutrients. One cup of watermelon provides goo
