It looks like there's a team of scientists out there dedicating their life to proving whether those cartoon fallacies are in fact, true. First up Popeye. Well, it turns out that he was right, along with your mother - spinach does actually increase strength.
Rats were injected with the extracted chemical found in the plant, and found that after month were stronger, and had better grip. Putting the chemical on human muscle made them grow by 20%, so that's great news. The bad news? In order to see any effect as a human, you've got to guzzle over two pounds of it a day. Spinach smoothie, anyone?
No word on whether crusts turn your hair curly or if carrots make you see in the dark though.
[via The Telegraph]
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