Watermelon is so much more than just a highly refreshing summertime treat. From the perspective of a growing body of clinical research, it is a truly medicinal food.
There’s an abundance of clinical research these days on the medicinal properties of common foods such as watermelon. For instance, research published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found watermelon juice is an effective remedy for reducing the recovery heart rate and muscle soreness in athletes who were given 500 milliliters of watermelon juice (16.9 ounces) containing 1.17 grams of the naturally occurring amino acid L-citrulline.
