Finally, after all these years, Popeye has been totally vindicated.
Scientists in Berlin, Germany say they’ve found a chemical in SPINACH called ecdysterone. (Prounounced ick DIS tur ohne.)
And they say that chemical is close enough to STEROIDS that spinach should be a banned substance for athletes. Seriously. They think spinach belongs on the list of doping supplements.
The scientists ran a test where some athletes ate almost nine pounds of spinach a day and some didn’t . . . and the ones who ate the spinach increased their strength up to three times more.
Cartoon character Popeye is known for munching endless cans of spinach to boost his strength, and new scientific research suggests he might have been onto something. https://t.co/8flLTgKBOY
— WKBT News 8 (@news8news) June 26, 2019