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A new study finds health benefits in pumpkin skin. (Kristian Weatherspoon/MNS)
Did you know that the total U.S. pumpkin production in 2008 in major pumpkin producing states was valued at $141 million?
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The largest pumpkin ever grown weighed 1,140 pounds?
If not, pumpkins being used as an antibiotic might surprise you.
Researchers at Chosun University in Tokyo have identified proteins in pumpkins that stop the growth of infection-causing fungus.
As children get ready to carve the fruit this Halloween, parents can look forward to new health benefits good for scaring away some of their kids’ health problems.
Go to the American Cancer Society website for more information about the study.