will read article after my coffee here at lunch...

I guess there are exceptions where some cyclists take in protein powders, etc. (I don't....)

What I have found is that I've eaten certain veggies for many years, knew vaguely there was some nutritional value but not sure what until there has been published research that is nominally understood by layperson.

lycopene- found in tomatoes.... but also found in bitter melon, a veggie that grows in Asia. And yea, it is bitter after cooked. This is something one can eat with meat. Then it amazed me it's being sold as a powder. I dunno. The fibre (which becomes soft like cucumber) is good for you also.

http://www.rain-tree.com/bittermelon-tech.pdf

http://www.pr-usa.net/index.php?opti...0323&Itemid=33