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      NIH: Prostate Cancer, Nutrition, and Dietary Supplements–for health professionals (PDQ®) -- Lycopene
    
      Urology. 2011 Jan;77(1):119-22. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.08.028. Oral L-citrulline supplementation improves erection hardness in men with mild erectile dysfunction. Cormio L1, De Siati M, Lorusso F, Selvaggio O, Mirabella L, Sanguedolce F, Carrieri G.
    
      Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev June 2004 13; 1042. Diet and Melanoma in a Case-Control Study Amy E. Millen1, Margaret A. Tucker2, Patricia Hartge2, Allan Halpern3, David E. Elder4, DuPont Guerry IV4, Elizabeth A. Holly5, Richard W. Sagebiel and Nancy Potischman.
    
      USDA Nutrient Database: Watermelon
    
      CDC: Men's Health
    
      Intakes of whole grains, bran, and germ and the risk of coronary heart disease in men1,2,3 Majken K Jensen, Pauline Koh-Banerjee, Frank B Hu, Mary Franz, Laura Sampson, Morten Grønbæk, and Eric B Rimm. Am J Clin Nutr December 2004  vol. 80 no. 6 1492-1499
    
      Carbohydrates as a source of energy. E Jéquier. Am J Clin Nutr March 1994  vol. 59 no. 3 682S-685S
    
      Whole- and refined-grain intakes are differentially associated with abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adiposity in healthy adults: the Framingham Heart Study. Nicola M McKeown, et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Nov; 92(5): 1165–1171.
    
      Legume Consumption and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in US Men and Women. Lydia A Bazzano Lydia A Bazzano; Jiang He; Lorraine G. Ogden; Catherine Loria; Suma Vupputuri; Leann Myers. Archives of Internal Medicine. 12/2001; 161(21):2573-8.
    
      CDC. Deaths: Final Data for 2009 by Kenneth D. Kochanek, M.A.; Jiaquan Xu, M.D.; Sherry L. Murphy, B.S.; Arialdi M. Minin˜o, M.P.H.; and Hsiang-Ching Kung, Ph.D., Division of Vital Statistics.
    
      Potatoes, Glycemic Index, and Weight Loss in Free-Living Individuals: Practical Implications. Journal of the American College of Nutrition  Volume 33, Issue 5, 2014. Jody M. Randolph BAa, Indika Edirisinghe PhDd, Amber M. Masoni BSc, Tissa Kappagoda MD PhDb &ampamp; Britt Burton-Freeman PhD MS.
    
      Nutrient timing revisited: is there a post-exercise anabolic window? Alan Albert Aragon and Brad Jon SchoenfeldEmail author Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition201310:5
    
      Potential Therapeutic Effects of Curcumin, the Anti-inflammatory Agent, Against Neurodegenerative, Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, Metabolic, Autoimmune and Neoplastic Diseases. Bharat B. Aggarwal1 and Kuzhuvelil B. Harikumar. Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2009; 41(1): 40–59.
    
      University of Maryland Medical Center: Vitamin C
    
      FDA: Qualified Health Claims: Letter of Enforcement Discretion - Nuts and Coronary Heart Disease (Docket No 02P-0505)
    
      Appetite. 2011 Oct;57(2):414-7. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2011.02.022. Epub 2011 May 27. In-shell pistachio nuts reduce caloric intake compared to shelled nuts. Honselman CS1, Painter JE, Kennedy-Hagan KJ, Halvorson A, Rhodes K, Brooks TL, Skwir K.

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      NIH: Prostate Cancer, Nutrition, and Dietary Supplements–for health professionals (PDQ®) -- Lycopene
    
      Urology. 2011 Jan;77(1):119-22. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.08.028. Oral L-citrulline supplementation improves erection hardness in men with mild erectile dysfunction. Cormio L1, De Siati M, Lorusso F, Selvaggio O, Mirabella L, Sanguedolce F, Carrieri G.
    
      Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev June 2004 13; 1042. Diet and Melanoma in a Case-Control Study Amy E. Millen1, Margaret A. Tucker2, Patricia Hartge2, Allan Halpern3, David E. Elder4, DuPont Guerry IV4, Elizabeth A. Holly5, Richard W. Sagebiel and Nancy Potischman.
    
      USDA Nutrient Database: Watermelon
    
      CDC: Men's Health
    
      Intakes of whole grains, bran, and germ and the risk of coronary heart disease in men1,2,3 Majken K Jensen, Pauline Koh-Banerjee, Frank B Hu, Mary Franz, Laura Sampson, Morten Grønbæk, and Eric B Rimm. Am J Clin Nutr December 2004  vol. 80 no. 6 1492-1499
    
      Carbohydrates as a source of energy. E Jéquier. Am J Clin Nutr March 1994  vol. 59 no. 3 682S-685S
    
      Whole- and refined-grain intakes are differentially associated with abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adiposity in healthy adults: the Framingham Heart Study. Nicola M McKeown, et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Nov; 92(5): 1165–1171.
    
      Legume Consumption and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in US Men and Women. Lydia A Bazzano Lydia A Bazzano; Jiang He; Lorraine G. Ogden; Catherine Loria; Suma Vupputuri; Leann Myers. Archives of Internal Medicine. 12/2001; 161(21):2573-8.
    
      CDC. Deaths: Final Data for 2009 by Kenneth D. Kochanek, M.A.; Jiaquan Xu, M.D.; Sherry L. Murphy, B.S.; Arialdi M. Minin˜o, M.P.H.; and Hsiang-Ching Kung, Ph.D., Division of Vital Statistics.
    
      Potatoes, Glycemic Index, and Weight Loss in Free-Living Individuals: Practical Implications. Journal of the American College of Nutrition  Volume 33, Issue 5, 2014. Jody M. Randolph BAa, Indika Edirisinghe PhDd, Amber M. Masoni BSc, Tissa Kappagoda MD PhDb &ampamp; Britt Burton-Freeman PhD MS.
    
      Nutrient timing revisited: is there a post-exercise anabolic window? Alan Albert Aragon and Brad Jon SchoenfeldEmail author Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition201310:5
    
      Potential Therapeutic Effects of Curcumin, the Anti-inflammatory Agent, Against Neurodegenerative, Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, Metabolic, Autoimmune and Neoplastic Diseases. Bharat B. Aggarwal1 and Kuzhuvelil B. Harikumar. Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2009; 41(1): 40–59.
    
      University of Maryland Medical Center: Vitamin C
    
      FDA: Qualified Health Claims: Letter of Enforcement Discretion - Nuts and Coronary Heart Disease (Docket No 02P-0505)
    
      Appetite. 2011 Oct;57(2):414-7. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2011.02.022. Epub 2011 May 27. In-shell pistachio nuts reduce caloric intake compared to shelled nuts. Honselman CS1, Painter JE, Kennedy-Hagan KJ, Halvorson A, Rhodes K, Brooks TL, Skwir K.