Whats so special about the lycopene in watermelons?
Dr. Edwards says that watermelons and tomatoes both have lots of lycopene. It seems that your body can use the lycopene from watermelon more easily than the lycopene from raw tomatoes. Actually, the lycopene from tomatoes is more easily absorbed inside your body once the tomatoes have been cooked. Still, if you’re at a picnic on a summer day, a steaming plate of spaghetti may be the last thing you want. A slice of lycopene-rich watermelon might be more appealing. And if you tell your mom, she just might bring watermelon home more often!! Still hot for some cool words on watermelon? Click this sentence or the photo for a watermelon word game.
