On nutrition: Don't toss those pumpkin seeds
January 06, 2024
On nutrition: Don't toss those pumpkin seeds
![Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain pumpkin seed](https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2023/pumpkin-seed.jpg)
It all started with a question from a reader in Missouri: "Can pumpkin seeds minimize an overactive bladder? Is it better to eat ground-up pumpkin seeds or whole seeds? How much is advisable?"
Sure enough, there is evidence that pumpkin seeds—more specifically the oil in pumpkin seeds—may help treat what is known as overactive bladder syndrome (OAB).